Mike...my thoughts
All we had to do was say fine...Ukraine won't be a part of nato. Russia met with the "west" and outlined their concerns very clearly. I trust the Russians when they say they were met with arrogance.
I think it's a fair request on their part. After all, USA won't allow a foreign alliance based anywhere around them so why should Russia?
I also distinctly remember what happened to Ukraine in 2014....we as in the "west" helped fuel it. We've been busy fueling discord across the globe....from the ME, China, Asia , S. America etc
Considering the mess created in Iraq ( see Chilcot enquiry), I don't think we have the right to school the Russians.
Perhaps someone can convince me otherwise...