Looks like U.S. plans to expand Anti-Missile defenses in Europe have ruffled Russia's feathers. The rhetoric between the White House and Putin, although most is coming from Putin genuinely seems to echo the relations at a Cold War tone.
The key to this particular barb seems to be that there was an unspoken rule that NATO country's would not establish bases in the Eastern tier of countries, but the further east the NATO involvement moves, from Yugoslavia to now the Middle East, the further operational bases would have to move. It makes sense from a strategic viewpoint, as if the target of Iranian missiles might be European in nature, that eastern bases would prove advantageous, but the Russians have never been one to have their neighbors militarized, especially if the anti-missile bases could be seen as being half looking to Iran, and half looking to defend against Russia itself.
Just imagine the deep freeze that would kick in if and when Ukraine joins NATO under an eventual planned national vote.
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