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| Will NATO Attack Russia? |
International Military - Will NATO attack Russia? This question arose following the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began in February 2022. Quoting from its official website, NATO strongly condemns Russia's unwarranted aggressive actions against Ukraine.
He said Ukraine is not only an independent, peaceful and democratic country, but also a close partner of NATO. With this background, it is not surprising that the public is guessing whether NATO will launch an attack on Russia.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance formed on April 4, 1949. At that time, its founders consisted of 12 countries, with the United States as the pioneer.
With Ukraine, NATO has established relations since 1999 and continues to grow today. In response to the Russian invasion, NATO and the Allies continued to provide Ukraine with an unprecedented form of support to help uphold its fundamental right to self-defense. However, NATO is considered not ready if it has to go to war with Russia to defend Ukraine.
According to Curtin University national security expert Alexey Muraviev, confrontation with a nuclear superpower is not an option. While Europeans are feeling fear after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops to be on combat alert.
It will be a nightmare for the European continent if a nuclear war occurs. Confrontation with a nuclear superpower on par with NATO could risk escalating the conflict into a nuclear war. The United States as a NATO pioneer refused to go to war with Russia.
However, the United States is still supplying Ukraine with weapons. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Western military alliances have a joint duty to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion and prevent the conflict from spreading into a war between Russia and NATO.
NATO has a responsibility to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people who have been the target of a war of aggression. Stoltenberg also said the world would be a more dangerous place if President Vladimir Putin got what he wanted through military force.
The Russian invasion since February 2022 has triggered a geopolitical shift. NATO employs a collective security system, in which its independent member states agree to defend themselves against each other in response to attacks by any external party.
Ukraine is not part of NATO, so the Western response to the Russian invasion has focused on sanctions and military provision. NATO will not directly involve its troops in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, unless one of the member states is attacked.