Then we have NATO as reason for war. This is Putins most favorite explanation.
NATO is bad... because... yeah because of what? What does Russia fear?
NATO is a defense alliance. All NATO does is to guarantee support if a non-NATO country attacks a NATO member state. Other than that NATO does nothing. It is not designed to be an alliance to invade other countries. Its sole purpose is defense. So unless you decide to be the asshole that starts a devastating war against another country you don't need to worry about the NATO at all. Fun fact: if you are that asshole country you are the source of the evil aggression, not somebody else.
I agree with you in most things you said but i need to correct you there i felt NATO peace keepin bombs on my skin all NATO countries send airplanes to drop bombs on inocent civilians. You telling us that NATO is a defensive force but who they defend from small country are we atack someone? It seams noone remember that bloody times or just dont wanna remember. And now we judge Russian for whatever reasons they have to atack and noone judge NATO and USA for what they did to my country.