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> Russia also feels threatened by NATO and the EU alliances inching closer towards their country.

Eastern countries are inching closer to NATO, not the other way around. Russia's latest invasion is the reason why. You might as well have said:

> Russia feels threatened by countries trying to protect themselves.

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> Eastern countries are inching closer to NATO

You got this exactly backwards. Countries don't move, but NATO membership does. NATO has been expanding eastwards and Russia has been consistently & explicitly clear that is unacceptable.

> Countries don't move

Go tell that to Crimea.

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