Any anyone who still tries to tie the war to NATO is an idiot beyond compare,
I've never thought it was due to NATO expansion, denazification, or any of the other bullsh!t reasons that Russia has put forward.
My personal opinion is that Putin made the decision to invade simply because he wanted a bigger slice of the cake. First version had Crimea annexed which whetted Putin's appetite for the current Version 2.0.
This time around if an agreement is reached more territory will be ceded to Russia.
This paves the way for Version 3.0 in about 10 years time when Russia decides it wants the remainder of Ukraine.
I'm on Xmas vacay in southern Europe
Enjoy and have a good holiday!
Merry Xmas!
To you too Maf :)