~And E. Europe is a border between nuclear powers.~
If you want to look at it this way and move this ‘border’ as close to Russia you shouldn’t blame Russian government for starting to think along your lines and reacting accordingly.
Wait a minute, you are contradicting yourself. Didn’t you just say that there are no nuclear powers on Russia’s edge? God, I love it when I make you guys cast-about. It’s like going to a rifle range with someone who brings a shotgun.