Yeah this part disappointed me too, as NATO done things in the past that I struggle to explain as "purely defense" (eg Serbia, Libya). I still think the article

Yeah this part disappointed me too, as NATO done things in the past that I struggle to explain as "purely defense" (eg Serbia, Libya). I still think the article holds true, but I think the author should've been more nuanced here because Putin apologists are going to use this mistake to undermine the whole article.