UKRAINE BETWEEN NATO AND RUSSIA
Journal: Годишен зборник на Филозофскиот факултет/The Annual of the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje
Year: 2023

In the past two decades, Ukraine has significantly deepened its relations with NATO. Following Russia’s seizure of Crimea and instigation of conflict in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas in 2014, Ukraine’s interest in NATO entry has particularly intensified. According to public opinion polls in Ukraine, membership in the Alliance is critical to the country’s security. On the other hand, Russia presents the further expansion of NATO to the east as the main threat to its national security. Th