[DeathArrow]

>Those countries actively bid to join NATO because they feared Russia expanding into Eastern Europe. Turns out their fears were justified.

The same way Cuba bid for the Soviet Nukes to defend them?

What would you say if Mexic and Canada would bid for a military alliance with Russia and China and some tens of thousands of soldiers and tanks, rockets, planes, would sit near the US border?

PS. Before voting down, I am not trying to justify Russia's invasion but merely trying to explain the reasons behind it.