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Nato didn’t encroach?
Really?
How many nations were allied with Russia in Europe between the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Abd how many of the former warsaw pact joined nato?
Yes, NATO did encroach.

And all of those nations didn't want Russia making political decisions for them, that's why they became independent instead of annexing themselves into Russia. Their objective was to get further from Russia, not closer to the bear.

And who cares? Declaring war (sorry, special military operation) on your neighbors because they want to make friends with some other guys isn't a legitimate way to run international relations. Fear of Russian invasion is one of the big things that pushed Ukraine to want NATO membership in the first place!