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North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Strategy and Its Involvement in the RussianUkraine Crisis: A Re


Omiunu, Funmilayo I.
Okafor, Celestine Ogechukwu,
Ngoka, Ruth Obioma

Abstract

Sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of states are foundational stones of
the Westphalia system. Since the collapse of the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has
functioned as a sovereign nation and has pursued for a membership in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO). A move that Russia has ardently opposed, arguing that
Ukraine’s admission would automatically mean the expansion of NATO to its borders,
emphasizing that she cannot allow a visible threat of several European nations with military
might to its doorstep. This paper explored the objectives of NATO’s interest with the
ongoing Russian-Ukraine crisis. The study employed a Case study research design,
secondary data through documentary sources were adopted for analysis and the propositions
of Games theory was used for our theoretical direction. The findings concluded that NATO’s
aim maybe motivated by the desire to limit Russian expansion in Europe hence its
involvement. This paper recommends a continued diplomatic effort and the assurance that
Russia and Ukraine could come to a unifying ground to settle their differences.


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