Russian-Ukraine Conflict and the Purpose of NATO: A Rethink
Journal: Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year: 2024

This article examines and contrasts Russia's and U.S.'s perspectives and actions throughout the conflict and attempts to determine why the conflict in Ukraine escalated into a global power struggle. Due to the abundance of biased and self-serving information about the Ukrainian situation, this article aims to objectively investigate some aspects of the actions and behaviours of the U.S. to expand NATO to Eastern European states; and Russia’s bids to secure it near abroad. These conflicting strat