You may think the “NATO violating its promises” is not true—but what matters is that Russian leadership believes it is true.
They are not crazy—they just draw different conclusions than you do.
And what matters even more is that WE KNOW THEY BELIEVE IT.
Very important hunting rule - DO NOT WOUND THE BEAR.
Russian leadership obviously does not believe it is true. No one in their right mind would believe it, and, in any case, they are prove pathological liars and killers.
Proven* not “prove”.
I was writing terribly since I was on my cell phone earlier, and yet I make the same kind of typos on my laptop just now.