Okoliczności i postawa NATO wobec polityki militarnej Rosji na Ukrainie
Circumstances and attitude of NATO towards Russia’s military policy in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the analysis are the circumstances and attitude of NATO towards the military policy of Russia in Ukraine. The article discusses issues such as relations between NATO and Russia after the Cold War, relations between NATO and Ukraine after the Cold War and the Alliance’s response to Russia’s military policy in Ukraine. The article is intended to answer the question of whether NATO’s response was appropriate and sufficiently determined to protect NATO’s eastern flank states from Russia, effectively discourage it from provoking members of the Alliance and force it to change its policy towards Ukraine? Actions taken by NATO in response to Russia’s military policy in Ukraine focus on strengthening security and confirming the readiness to collective defense of Alliance members. Assistance to Ukraine is of a secondary and limited nature, and its scale is insufficient to force Russia to change its policy towards that country. The events in Ukraine led to a crisis in relations between Russia and NATO, as well as reduced the chances of Ukraine to join the Alliance.

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