I Just Realized: We Read Putin’s NATO Argument Backwards

I just had a massive realization that changes everything about how we view the conflict between Russia and NATO. For decades, the Kremlin has successfully sold the narrative that NATO expansion is an existential threat to Russian security. But when you apply the cold logic of game theory, you realize we’ve been looking at the map completely backwards. NATO isn't a threat to Russia’s safety—it is a permanent barrier to Putin’s territorial ambition. The real fear in Moscow isn't a Western invasion; it's that NATO membership for Ukraine would permanently close the door on Putin’s desire to annex territory and rebuild an empire. By framing the alliance as an aggressor, the Kremlin creates a justification for preemptive land grabs before a security guarantee can ever be signed. In this video, I break down why we’ve misread the NATO argument and how this realization reveals the true strategic goal of the war in Ukraine. We are moving past the talking points to see the game theory of conquest in action.

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