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Nato's western military alliance has responded to the Russian-backed invasion of Ukraine by increasing troop numbers on Ukraine's border but it seems there is no political will to send those troops into Ukraine to fight.

Ukraine is not a member of Nato, although it wanted to be, and the issue of Nato expansion eastwards was one of the reasons President Putin gave for being unhappy with what he saw as Western interference in Russia's sphere of influence.

Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato, says Putin is rebuilding the former Soviet Union and that Nato should be helping countries not in Nato such as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. He says that Putin's assault on Ukraine is proof that he doesn't want the Western order of world security, and that he is assuming the right to dominate countries in the region. He says that as individuals, we should be concerned for the fate of Ukrainians, but as states, see this as a threat to society and democratic values.

"He's basically rejecting the European security order that's been in place for 50, 70 years."

Photo: Vladimir Putin attends a news conference outside Credit: Reuters

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