There’s a very clear reason why Ukraine is now exposed to a Russian invasion while other small countries, such as the Baltic states, that were once part of Russia are not. Ukraine is not part of NATO while Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are.
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation charter states that ‘an attack against one…of them…shall be considered an attack against all of them’ precipitating ‘the use of armed force to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area’.
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Ross Fitzgerald is Emeritus Professor of History and Politics at Griffith University. His most recent books are a memoir Fifty Years Sober and the co-authored political/sexual satires The Dizzying Heights and The Lowest Depths, published by Hybrid in Melbourne.
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