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Neutrality: The Modern Relations of Russia and Ukraine at a Glance By Abri Wilson
On February 24, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine, quickly becoming known as the largest military attack in Europe since World War II. While the news of the invasion definitely took the world by storm, it shouldn’t come as a shock. It was a quick escalation to the conflict that had been brewing in the region since 2014, the year Russia annexed Crimea. However, the two countries already had a history of fluctuating between periods of strong and weak relations dating back to the 90s.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 to create collective protection against the Soviet Union, which was known for infiltrating newly-liberated countries and instilling communism in them. At the time, the Cold War was just beginning between the US and the Soviet Union, while most of Western Europe was still recovering from the effects of World War II. Remembering this, it makes sense why the original members founded the alliance. Nonetheless, NATO can now be seen as problematic in this sense; a group of Western nations collectively deciding to fight Russia if any one of them is threatened, as per Article 5 of their agreement. It promotes-