American diplomacy assumes NATO lapdogs (or vassals, as it were) and so the idea is probably that you signed a vassal contract when you went policing Europe wit

American diplomacy assumes NATO lapdogs (or vassals, as it were) and so the idea is probably that you signed a vassal contract when you went policing Europe with us during the cold war. As far as I'm concerned, any trust placed without consulting the other party is just an assumption. You defy assumptions, you don't betray them. Why is America's stance any more just than Russia's?