A lot of people don't get that the West's push eastward didn't end with the cold war.
It didn't end with the end of the cold war because former Soviet countries like Poland and the Baltic States absolutely hate Russia. They don't trust Russia a single ounce, so of course they joined NATO as soon as they could.
It didn't end with the end of the cold war because former Soviet countries like Poland and the Baltic States absolutely hate Russia. They don't trust Russia a single ounce, so of course they joined NATO as soon as they could.