Being a NATO member means you get to poke and prod Russia as much as you like. The continued existence of NATO is just an insult to Russia. For the same reason that having nukes in Cuba was a deal breaker to the United States, having Ukraine become a NATO country is a deal breaker to Russia. You don't have to like Russia or Putin to understand this.
The continued existence of NATO, which is a voluntary membership to have a military option against Russian agression which never happens, only sometimes, is as bad as the Cuban missile crisis, which was some shady, secretive bullshit dealed out by literal psychopath dictator. Right.
Listen, retard, if Ukraine, for some reason, wants to become NATO, it's their choice, not Putin's, definitely not by sending in his gay stormstroopers to sway Ukraine's choice.
Ukraine was under a pro Russian government before. They went revolution mode to change that. You'd think Russia would take the hint and fuck off.
Not even attempting to understand your opponent's thinking is extremely dangerous.
Being a colossal faggot is also dangerous. Your asshole might never work again.
And here's what the faggot West needs to understand about Russia. They're bullies. Sure, you can do business deals with Russia, or at least you used to, but with every deal you make, Russia will witgout a doubt eventually will try to fuck you, go against the deal, threaten you, use whatever political pressure it can just to fuck you over for literally no other reason, because they can.
Now you can blame America for doing that shit, EU too, it doesn't matter, since Russia does this shit way more often and way more blatantly and that is just one of the reasons why nations actually want to join NATO, to protect themselves from Russian chicken shit bullshit. And here's another thing you should know about dealing with Russia. If you still want to do business with them, you MUST have a big stick, ala NATO, because if you have it, Russia will actually do business with you, just without the chicken shit bullshit for fear of the stick.
Eventually all of this bullshit will pass and Russia will continue to do business, though here's hoping psycho retards like Putin will be where they belong, in the Cold War era past where all the old timer should stay and shut the fuck up.