^^How is NATO a threat to Russia? Isn't it just a defensive pact?^^
NATO was indeed formed with a defensive intent but it is accepted that it moved beyond that long ago. NATO was involved with the needless invasion of Kuwait-Iraq in 1990, the needless invasion of Kuwait-Iraq in 1991, the needless bombing of Serbia in 1999, the invasion of Afghanistan in 2003, weapons supply and training for the murderous Iraq invasion in 2004, killings in Somalia in 2009 and the invasion of Libya. NATO is a threat to world peace and many around the world, outside of the US, understandable believe NATO should be dissolved to make the world safer and kinder.
Living in a cosy way inside the US we are not exposed to the effects of our war machine outside of our borders. We don't have any business needing to help Europe defend itself - there is no-one wanting to attack it. The only ones doing all the attacking around the world, including sponsorship of the terrorism in Ukraine from 2014-2022 that Russia is now trying to return to stability, are ourselves.