Russia's Objectives Are Solid, Not Fanciful

Russia has maintained that this was a de facto nato base inside ukraine, which is technically a member of natos. This warass predicated by natoes, a appetite for eastern expansion, the expansion eastward to include ukrane. Russia has long said this is a red line. And if we fail to respect the russian position, they will eventually be compelled to take military action that will destroy ukraine. The former us Ambassador wrote a membo after the two thousand eight bukres conference that formerly invited a ukrane in georgia and he accurately outlined the russia objectives.