that isnt the reason they dont want ukraine joining nato. its because that would basically mean missiles at russias door step. remember the cuban missile crisis? america los their shit when that happened. now, putin is just asking for ukraine NOT to join natoAll these countries surrounding Russia want to join the UN purely because of how aggressive Russia is.
If the West were aggressors here then logically, that would mean countries leaving NATO or rushing towards military pacts with Russia.
But they’re not because they want the protection of the US/UK/FR Nuclear umbrella from Russian aggression.
If Ukraine joins NATO, Russia will never be able to touch it again and that’s why they’re adamant on Ukraine not joining.