What's NATO, and why does Ukraine want to join?
- Written by Alastair Kocho-Williams, Professor of History, Clarkson University
International concern about Russia’s provocative stance toward Ukraine continues, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin denies plans for an attack — and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned on Jan. 28, 2022, against the idea that “there is war here.”
Putin has built up more than 100,000 troops along the...