I would suggest you take a bigger look at geopolitics. What Nato is, how it's made and how it's really an extension of the US army. Gorbachev was promised that

I would suggest you take a bigger look at geopolitics. What Nato is, how it's made and how it's really an extension of the US army. Gorbachev was promised that America and Nato would not expand to the east. Little by little they encroached on Russia's borders and meddled with countries to expand there power. There are now Nato and American military bases at Russia's doorstep and Ukraine was set to be next. That is why Russia took a stand. I don't agree with Russia's policies, also not an American, but just taking a look at the last few decades, you can see the build up and America is not innocent in any of it.