NATO’s existence became justified by the need to manage threats provoked by its enlargement. ... It is the West that is whipping itself into a war frenzy. Instead, western powers should recognise that neutrality — not NATO membership, as was promised to Ukraine in 2008 — is the only feasible option for a divided Ukrainian people.
— Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ukraine-isn-t-the-west/