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 The "historic mistake of NATO" was not to reject Ukraine but to keep growing after the break down of Warsaw Pact.
-At the end of the day you have to ask against who NATO is defending. '''Soviet Union / Russia was at the ground. When NATO grew they  served the security concerns of east European nations but also - wanted or not - USA's geopolitical zone of influence. This took away from Russia's own potential zone of influence and pushed hardliners into feeling betrayal and new paranoia.''' They couldn't stop NATO's expansion even if they wanted to. The only option they had was to make a ''pretty face''. At least oral agreements were made - and broken - and consequently our hardliners say they don't matter.
+Against who is NATO defending? '''Soviet Union / Russia was at the ground. When NATO grew they served the security concerns of east European nations but also - wanted or not - USA's geopolitical zone of influence. This took away from Russia's own potential zone of influence and pushed hardliners into feeling betrayal and new paranoia.''' They couldn't stop NATO's expansion even if they wanted to. The only option they had was to make a ''pretty face''. At least oral agreements were made - and broken - and consequently our hardliners say they don't matter.
 From a position of strength it was all too easy to expand. NATO lacked the wisdom to make a second thought in what they were really doing.