Originally Posted by
Hubcapped
no one is going to invade anyone when they have thousands of nukes. Can the adults in the room please at least not pretend that russia was under threat. Its just utterly ridiculous to spout that RU propaganda. At least be honest with yourself, wheat and a deep water port
Yes, RU's problem with NATO has to do with impediment to their visions of empire renewed, and on a more practical level the migration of former soviet block subject states out of the RU economic sphere. Too much NATO impairs their ability to do what they need to retain those in their economic orbit... they need a market where they don't have to compete with the west.