No. This is Mearsheimer brand of bullshit. Not everything is a US plot. Countries join NATO by their own volition. Because they want to. East European countri

No. This is Mearsheimer brand of bullshit. Not everything is a US plot. Countries join NATO by their own volition. Because they want to. East European countries wished to join NATO. Exactly because they knew what Russia is - like we all do now, based on the events in Ukraine.