[VeniVidiVici]

They've done more for turning the near abroad united against them than any NATO expansion could ever dream of.

Very good point. Do they still whine about that (NATO expansion)?

[Romanov]

Of course - as long as they retain Soviet-era generals they'll always whine about it. And, their misplaced fear of NATO expansion has actually pushed them into making these ham-fisted foreign policy moves. Wounded pride is a dangerous thing.