"If the simmering Ukraine-Russia war were simply a zero-sum game, Russia would now be losing another point. At a meeting next week, NATO is expected to back a plan to move its forces very close to the Russian border in Eastern Europe.
This deployment of NATO troops, which will be done on a rotational basis, would come after previous "losses" for Russia: the exit of a pro-Moscowleader in Kiev, economic sanctions by the West, and a Ukraine now on its way to joining the European Union and not a union with Russia. Moscow has also felt isolated after its missiles were used by Ukrainian separatists to down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17."
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2014/0827/NATO-on-Russia-s-border-a-check-not-a-threat?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Commentary_OpEd&utm_campaign=2014_0904_Newsletter%3ACommentary_Sailthru_NEW&cmpid=ema%3Anws%3ACommentary%2520Weekly%2520%2809-04-2014%29