LONDON — For decades, NATO has expanded inexorably outward, taking on new members and new missions that have carried it far beyond its original mandate in Western Europe and deep into the former Soviet sphere.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Washington Post: After Russian moves in Ukraine, Eastern Europe shudders, NATO to increase presenc
An armed man in military fatigues guards a barricade outside the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 19, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 19 said nothing should impede the normalisation of relations between Russia and the West, after ties hit a post-Cold War low due to the standoff over Ukraine. His remark, which contrasted which weeks of hostile rhetoric from Moscow against the West over Ukraine, came after Russia, the West and Ukraine on April 17 agreed a set of initial steps aimed at de-escalating the conflict. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV
