NATO was never, ever, ever going to start a land war against Russia. The idea that it would have even the slightest interest in doing so is just absolutely fuc

NATO was never, ever, ever going to start a land war against Russia. The idea that it would have even the slightest interest in doing so is just absolutely fucking absurd. It's just pure scare imagery that the Russian deep state puts out -- to feed its internal narratives ("The West out to encircle us, only the Russian state can protect you"), and to confuse and mollify external opposition to its blatantly aggressive actions against neighboring states.