Others blame the United States and NATO for sparking the popular uprising in Ukraine that brought down Yanukovich, thus undermining Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin ( below, right) Some point to Russia for reacting to the fall of its ally Yanukovich in Ukraine by sparking a civil war in eastern Ukraine, designed to weaken the new Western-leaning government of Petro Poroshenko ( below, left) and pull Ukraine back firmly into the Russian orbit. The blame for these tensions is difficult to assign. NATO’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg ( above, right), described the proposed expansion of NATO forces in Europe as “multinational, to make clear that an attack against one ally is an attack against all allies, and that the alliance as a whole will respond.” A few believe the new tensions may lead beyond a new Cold War, to a new world war. Some have even proclaimed the start of a new Cold War between East and West. Many observers have noted a return to some of the conditions of the Cold War that defined international politics between 19. NATO countries station new air forces in the Baltic states.Īnd the fall of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich ( below, left) in 2014 and the outbreak of fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian forces and Russian separatists sparks a rapid rise in tensions between Russia and NATO. Russia transfers new missiles to Kaliningrad. Russian warplanes fly through the English Channel. NATO-member Turkey shoots down a Su-24 Russian warplane. The United States military begins preparing for war against Russia again, unveiling plans to quadruple military spending in the region and deploy more heavy weapons, armored vehicles, and other equipment. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announces plans to expand its military presence in central and Eastern Europe. Reading the headlines over the past weeks and months, it seems like déjà vu all over again.
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