[ansel12]

Here is Putin being OK with Ukraine joining NATO since they are their own sovereign country.

https://x.com/NatalkaKyiv/status/1844559042691334237

[BroJoeK]

ansel12: "Here is Putin being OK with Ukraine joining NATO since they are their own sovereign country."

Well worth repeating:

"Back in 2002 Putin had no problem with Ukraine joining NATO‼️

“Ukraine is a sovereign state and has the right to choose the path to ensure its own security.
I don’t see anything unusual here in principle.
Or something that would spoil the relations between…
Or could possibly spoil relations between Russia and Ukraine.”
- Vladimir Putin at NATO Summit Meeting in Rome, Italy (May 28, 2002)"

Here is the complete video.

So, the very core of Russia's propaganda about "NATO expansion" is pure nonsense.
It was not a problem until Putin decided to make it one of his excuses for resurrecting the Old Tsarist/Soviet empire.