NATO and Eastern Europe: A Challenge for Russia?

... circles and part of the expert community that the United States and NATO were planning to capture Sevastopol and turn it into a naval ... ... elite. The dramatic crisis of confidence between Russia and the West that has peaked with the Ukraine crisis has led to both sides ... ... exercises. What we are thus witnessing is a return to the paradigm of mutual deterrence, with no side seeming prepared to resume the ... ... their proximity to Russia, NATO member countries from Central and Eastern Europe are interested in NATO’s efforts to contain ...