title: NATO&amp;#039;S MISTAKES THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS
abstract: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis has been the second biggest crisis between NATO and Russia in five years. Russia occupied Georgia, a NATO candidate, in 2008 and officially recognized two breakaway regions threatening Georgia&amp;#039;s territorial integrity. Five years later, Russia threatened the territorial integrity of Ukraine, another NATO candidate, illegaly annexing Crimea and supporting separatists in the Eastern part of the country. The Western World and NATO have been condemning Russia becaus
journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)