The Russian invasion has triggered an outpouring of support for Ukraine from European countries. Will Putin’s gamble backfire and ultimately push Ukraine firmly into the European fold?
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Article 5 of the Nato treaty calls for collective defence if a member nation is attacked.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants parts of Ukraine to be closer to Russia, and would like to prevent Ukraine from becoming part of NATO.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented outpouring of humanitarian and military aid. Protecting those supply chains is essential for delivering materiel to the frontlines.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the US to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Doing so in this kind of international conflict would be unprecedented and might not make sense.
The Russian government used disinformation to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine. A new campaign focused on biowarfare claims threatens to escalate the conflict.
Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine includes NATO policy gambles that have left Ukraine standing alone against Russia.
Nato is worried that providing material assistance to Ukraine will be interpreted as an act of war.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
China’s policy of strategic ambiguity could allow it to mediate the conflict at an opportune time, while furthering its long-term geostrategic goals.
The declining defence budget has eroded the operating and capital expenditure of the military, leaving insufficient funds for the replacement of equipment, maintenance, and infrastructure.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophe and should be condemned, but that doesn’t mean the West should dismiss some of Putin’s conditions as a step to ending the war.
The Chinese leader’s alignment with Putin would have sat awkwardly with previous leaders, who understood China’s best interests were served by avoiding costly entanglements.
Nato fears that an attempt to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine would inevitably escalate into war with Russia.
In the space of one week, some of the old certainties about Europe have been thrown out the window.
Russia agreed in 1994 to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and national borders in return for Kyiv agreeing to give up its nuclear arsenal.
We’re still a long way off nuclear escalation.
The settled foundations of German foreign policy have been overturned in an instant following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a security threat to member states of Nato.
Lost in the outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the fact that many in the West have long warned that widespread NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could spark just such a conflict.
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