Why is NATO building up its forces along Russia's Baltic borders?
Why did NATO & the US build up their armed forces around the Russian borders, especially in the Baltic states?
NATO was founded to protect Europe from the Warsaw Pact. Did the Soviets ever a have plan to invade?  What would have triggered it? Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan? Why do many former USSR countries want to join NATO? Why did the Soviet Union go to war with Afghanistan? Why does Russia not join NATO? Why were Russia and Ukraine in conflict? Russia: Why has Russia never joined NATO? Did the United States, or any other nation help the Soviet Union between the German invasion and the German declaration of war on the U.S.? Why can't the US become allies with Russia? When The Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany, why didn't they invade its lands and claim it their own? Should NATO allow Russia to join? Should Russia join NATO? Why didn't Nazi Germany and Japan cooperate against the Soviet Union so the Russians had to fight on two fronts? Why didn't Russia blatantly invade the eastern part of Ukraine? What would happen if Russia wanted to join NATO? Why does the US want to start a war with Russia? Why isn't Russia a member of NATO? Why did the Germans in WW2 always have more advanced weapons than the allies? What were NATO and the Warsaw Pact? Did Soviet troops ever see direct combat against US Forces, in the Vietnam War? Why did Russia, Germany, France and UK enter World War 1? What would happen if NATO invaded Russia? Could Russia defeat NATO and occupy Western Europe? Was the protection from Russia the main reason of formation of Dual Alliance? What would happen if Ukraine joins NATO? Why did NATO do nothing when Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974? And why didn't anyone make them give the land back? Why don't NATO ask Russia to join NATO. Didn't Russia want to join years ago but was rejected? Why does USA and Russia fight? How did it start? Was there at any point skirmishes between Allied soldiers and Soviet soldiers, during the campaign in Germany? By mistake or otherwise? Why isn't Russia considered part of Europe?