They have made many very public statements to the effects that they do want to expand, also for example questioning the legitimacy of the Baltic states, and sen

They have made many very public statements to the effects that they do want to expand, also for example questioning the legitimacy of the Baltic states, and sending many planes on defense-probing paths in the overall Zapad (Western) direction. So you are going to have to work a bit harder at convincing us that they don't want to be doing what they say they want to do, and also atrociously attempt to do.