NATO's Role in the Russian-Ukrainian war(2022-2023)
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https://doi.org/10.58298/832025776Keywords:
Russia, Ukraine, Russian-Ukrainian war, NATO, Western military aidAbstract
Based on the importance of the Russian-Ukrainian war and its regional and international political, military, and economic repercussions, and stating international positions on it, the importance of this research comes in understanding the position of NATO countries on the war, strengthening the aspect of scientific and academic studies that dealt with the war, and enriching scientific libraries with research and studies that are concerned with International affairs, relations, and international organizations.
The research aims to identify NATO’s position and policy towards the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the military and material support that NATO countries provided to Ukraine during the war.
The research included an introduction and three axes. The first one contained ,the reasons for the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, while the second axis, The issue of Western sanctions on Russia. The third one focused on the support provided by NATO countries to Ukraine. The conclusion included the most important findings reached by the researcher.
The most important findings reached by the researcher are that, despite all Western support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, Ukraine was unable to liberate the lands controlled by Russia and was unable to resolve the war that is still continuing to this day. Despite all the military, economic, and humanitarian aid and support that NATO countries provided to Ukraine, they did not directly intervene in the war in any way to avoid any direct confrontation with Russia that might lead to a third and nuclear world war.
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