Key Points - Post-Cold War NATO expansion, which pushed a US-led military alliance to Russia's borders, was a predictable and avoidable provocation that made the war in Ukraine all but inevitable. -By promising Ukraine future membership in 2008 but denying ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that all NATO member states have agreed on Ukraine’s future membership and stressed that this issue cannot be part of peace negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. Source: Rutte during a summit of the Bucharest ...

This article is reserved for War on the Rocks members. Join our community to unlock exclusive insights and analysis. In their 2023 article, “Russia Won’t Sit Idly by after Finland and Sweden Join NATO,” Nicholas Lokker and Heli Hautala argued that it ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- NATO's chief said Tuesday the Western alliance will continue its expansion despite Russian opposition and warned Moscow it has no veto on Georgia's bid to become a member. In a strong message of support for Georgia after its ...