Nato was designed to counter soviet influence after the break up of the us. Asar in the nineties, nito still existed. There were a lot of glimmers of hope that russia and europe could get along. But i think with the rise of of vladimir puton, the russian president, in the early two thousands, we saw ca recalitrant russia. And this is where natoves come into play, as russias kind of invaded georgia. Georgia said it was trying to retake control of south osetia, the breakaway province on r Russia's border,. claiming more than ten of its soldiers were killed in the