[Volxu]

Russia - US relations have always been bad. Russia has been painted as a big bad enemy since after World War II. I really wish it weren't the case.
I understand Russia doesn't want NATO on its doorstep. However, I don't believe Russia will let the Ukraine be independent for one second, and Putin will find a reason to put a dummy government in place. NATO is set up in a way that it's literally not legally allowed to prevent any nation from applying for membership. It would essentially need a legal reason to say no.

Why couldn't NATO and Russia work that out without getting Russian's and Ukrainian's killed?

this is very true that how USA just makes russia the big bad country that always has problems when USA itself had killed more people then russia in these wars with many countries in middle east but ofcourse just because USA also did it doesnt make it ok to do but its really funny to see how USA kills that many people in middle east and just says all these things about russia in news