I agree with you although the West is asleep at the moment. Look at what’s happening in Eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine isn’t a part of our military alliance.
You might get more useful information by looking at how much trouble the Russian military is having with them, and what it is costing Russia.
The invasion of Ukraine has done wonders for improving our NATO forces and unity, and in helping conservative politicians promote a stronger defense posture.
Putin has been great for shaking the cobwebs off of NATO and even the non-NATO nations.