I don't think Putin cares about NATO expansion via admission ofYou sir should also consult the history books. Youll be shocked to hear that after the soviet union fell, the USA promised not to advance Nato to Russias borders. Guess what Nato did. Should Russia simply lie down?
Baltic nations Finland and Sweden as new members. It is Ukraine,
Moldova and Georgia that Russia has problems with. After the war
Russia won't likely see Ukraine joining NATO as much a security
concern as it was before the invasion. An interesting question to
emerge is whether NATO will want a broken Ukraine to be an ally.