The USSR and Russia asked to join NATO.
RuSSia never officially requested joining NATO and as for the USSR - it did according to "a secret file unveiled by Putin". Was that request confirmed by NATO?
Also:
1. You don't have to join NATO to be friends with it - example - Finland:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93NATO_relations
2. I didn't mean NATO. Do you understand the word "neighbours"? I meant countries neighbouring RuSSia. Because those are the countries that usually want to get the f*ck out as far away from the "RuSSian sphere of influence" as possible. Gee, I wonder why...?
1. Refused to sign a neutrality agreement and was invited to join NATO
What is the point of signing agreements with RuSSia if RuSSia breaks those agreements?
2. Refused to grant Russian minority the right to self-determination
RuSSia also "refused to grant Chechen minority the right to self-determination" - two wars and the capital of Chechnya razed to the ground. So, according to the RuSSian logic - RuSSia has no right to complain, sorry :)))