NATO and Eastern Europe: A Challenge for Russia?

... Russian political circles and part of the expert community that the United States and NATO were planning to capture Sevastopol and turn it into a naval base is not taken... ... the majority of the elite. The dramatic crisis of confidence between Russia and the West that has peaked with the Ukraine crisis has led to both sides testing each other’s... ... in the east. Given their proximity to Russia, NATO member countries from Central and Eastern Europe are interested in NATO’s efforts to contain that country. Past...