In fact I'm actually very familiar with that history already. Russia has justified their military invasions and occupations of neighbors by claiming that their actions were a result of NATO's actions, but this is in my opinion after having considered the evidence to be a ridiculous pretext. At no point did NATO actually force Russia to roll their military forces across the borders of their neighbors despite Russia's obviously false claims to that effect.

This is a case where pro-Russian propagandists have made a lot of headway in both-sides-ing an issue which was unilateral. Repeating that propaganda isn't a nuanced or informed take, it's rationalizing and justifying war crimes.