“Hard to argue that sending troops to any country except non NATO countries is defensive but Russia amassing troops in its own country is offensive. Inconsistency in foreign policy is just one of the many failings with arguments against Russia right now.”
The thing is, Russian troops already moved into southeastern Ukraine, in the Donbas area, in 2014. Russia currently has military elements in Ukraine, though Putin insists they “are not regular troops.”
That’s 7 years ago, going on 8. NATO needs to move troops now? NATO is simply not justified in their actions no matter how you try and spin it. Rolls reversed no one is saying the U.S or Europe wouldn’t be just as concerned as Russia is currently.