NATO's response to Russia's latest incursion into Ukrainian territory came into focus on Aug. 28 - and it's forceful. Russian tanks, troops, and artillery reportedly crossed into a previously unbreached border of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, Aug. 26, opening a third front near the city of Novoazovsk and leading Ukrainian forces into a chaotic retreat. Western officials told the New York Times that they fear Russia is carving out a land bridge to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed earlier this year.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Foreign Policy: Russian troops in Ukraine shape NATO’s counter to Putin
NATO announced it would deploy troops to new bases in Eastern Europe. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the move is a direct response to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
