Not remotely the same thing as "expansion" which isn't the NATO fault rather it's countries knowing that, that is
better than being constantly under Russian rule.
I think the PBS piece clearly explains Putin being a KGB agent totally conditioned to believe the USSR was
almighty. Russians liked capitalism when it works, they as a country were not being made nuts by western
growth in neighboring countries. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were always wanting release from the soviet shadow.
Sweden, Norway and Finland were never happy with the soviet hammer and Putin proved them right in the
invasion of Ukraine. The Chechen's wanted their own control.
The only person I see as nuts was Putin and the dislike of the old soviet system by neighboring countries is all
that happened. NATO officials didn't say, you're either with the Russians or you're with us. All Putin did was manage
to change the narrative in Russia over the last 20 + years to call the West and Capitalism evil and lie to the Russian
people that the West hates Russia. After awhile, it worked. A lot like Trump's control of the red-necked dingbats
here in the US.
And yes, the Iraq invasion was W's fault and his whole admin. They clearly helped underline Putin's false narrative
of the US and NATO. But it wasn't NATO expansion that made Putin nuts. It's his ego, conditioning and greed
that has made him invade Ukraine.
The sad truth is, NATO and the US will end up having to supply and employ long range and more effective armament
to the Ukrainians sooner or later or give up the entire enterprise of trying to arm their armies to hold off Putin.
I say we should have done so immediately (and I did say so).