As usual, the Russiaphilic argument is dependent on treating Eastern Europe as a bunch of client states of the USA dutifully doing the bidding of somebody in the CIA. It is dramatically undercut by them relentlessly demanding more troops and weapons (and offering to pay for them) and the USA not giving them what they want.

Russia thinks 30,000 American soldiers is a lot? Eastern Europe wants (and has wanted for a long time) far more. [0]

[0]https://www.armytimes.com/news/2018/05/29/why-poland-wants-a...