The article analyzes the six stages of NATO transformation. It specifies the special role of Wales summit, which determined the main activity of the Alliance – the containment of Russia. The role of the Ukrainian question and the annexation of Crimea in the crisis of relations between Russia and NATO are studied.
Keywords
NATO transformation and its stages, Wales NATO summit, the strategic concept of 1999, expansion to the East and interests of Russia, Ukrainian question, the annexation of Crimea and the crisis in relations between NATO and Russia.
