My post has not reached you intellectually. Sad to say.
But I wold like to quote you "The EU and its' member states are much more powerful and wealthy economically than Russia so, again, they have absolutely nothing to gain from a conflict.
Answer : The EU has no military equippement nor moral support that could avoid the military defeat of the Ukraine.
Quote: "Yet you ignore that the reason for this extension is that Eastern European countries did not want to be under the yoke of Russia again. For them, it was absolutely necessary.
= How about just staying military "neutral"? Conducting business with the West as well as with the Russians?
Quote: "You also ignore that NATO was absolutely no threat to Russia, as attested by the decrease of military budgets in Europe, as well as a decrease of U.S. military presence after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
= If you sit in a bar, 5 guys getting closer and closer to you without inviting them to get closer to you, sooner or later you will feel "encircled". Regardless if they wear a heavy perfume or a big stick. You will feel "encircled".