Ukraine had no intention or public support to join NATO before Russia invaded and annexed Crimea [0]. Russia's actions only have proven their intentions as aggr

Ukraine had no intention or public support to join NATO before Russia invaded and annexed Crimea [0]. Russia's actions only have proven their intentions as aggressive justifying NATO's existence. > it defeats the nuclear parity. Ukraine gave up its nuclear armament in a peace treaty with the US and Russia. Russia is the one who violated this treaty. > isn’t it reasonable to see it as an existential threat? Only since Putin sees all former USSR as illegitimate states and as de facto part of the Russian empire. It has nothing to do with Russia's existence, but Putin's fantasies as what he sees as Russia. The entirety of this conflict follows Russian imperialism. All attempts to be reasonable with Putin's Russia have been mistaken - the sanctions too weak - they have only proved to be appeasements and delaying the inevitable. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations