There are historical reasons why Russia would want to control Ukraine that don’t imply that they would want to keep expanding into Germany and France.
But they do imply they would want to start messing with Poland and the Baltics (and Russian leaders have stated as much openly).
I think the notion that Russia seeks to take over the world ...
No one is saying Russia seeks to "take over the whole world". But it is openly seeking to subjugate a country of 44 million people to whatever extent it can get away with, and has issued recent threats to other countries (see above) it has invaded previously, some multiple times.
Those countries weren’t part of nato when we signed the treaty. Whatever sense the original treaty made, countries have treated nato membership as a way to outsource their defense to the US, and the treaty makes no sense today.
But they do imply they would want to start messing with Poland and the Baltics (and Russian leaders have stated as much openly).
I think the notion that Russia seeks to take over the world ...
No one is saying Russia seeks to "take over the whole world". But it is openly seeking to subjugate a country of 44 million people to whatever extent it can get away with, and has issued recent threats to other countries (see above) it has invaded previously, some multiple times.