Items tagged with: NATO

Russia has recently issued US and NATO leaders with a series of unrealistic security demands but Moscow’s true goal remains the isolation and subjugation of Ukraine

Lieutenant-Colonel Kristopher Reeves: “Ukraine is a battle laboratory. If you want to understand hybrid warfare, you need to study Ukraine. You can see the whole spectrum of hybrid warfare in action here.”

Many observers believe Ukraine should officially sacrifice the country’s Euro-Atlantic ambitions in order to ease Kremlin concerns, but a fresh commitment to geopolitical neutrality may only encourage further Russian imperialism

Former Estonian FM Marina Kaljurand on Donald Trump, EU sanctions, NATO military spending, and the Russian hybrid war in Ukraine

Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Jan Pieklo on the security implications of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the WWII-era Volyn controversy, and the fast-growing Ukrainian community in Poland

Canadian Armed Forces helping Ukrainian counterparts adapt to NATO standards as Ukrainian military faces up to hybrid Russian forces in east of country

Ambassador Roman Waschuk discusses free trade, military training, police reform and the challenges he has faced as a diplomat and member of the Ukrainian diaspora at a time of historic change for Ukraine

Putin becomes architect of his own worst nightmare as record numbers of Ukrainians respond to Russian aggression by supporting NATO membership for formerly non-aligned nation

Poll finds almost 50% of Ukrainians support NATO membership while just over quarter would vote against as national mood changes in light of Russian aggression

Russian accusations of US-led NATO encirclement ignore fact that former Eastern Bloc nations sought membership proactively in order to protect themselves from renewed Kremlin aggression