> Look at a map of Europe, put yourself in the mind of a highly suspicious and pessimistic person and ask yourself "how would I invade Russia?" "how do I get an SRBM or MRBM within striking range of Moscow?" "how do I increase my ability to have Russian speaking agents plausibly cross into and out of Russia?"
You don't need Ukraine to do any of this. Poland and the Baltic states are NATO members already.
You don't need Ukraine to do any of this. Poland and the Baltic states are NATO members already.