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![NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at NATO headquarters, after their meeting on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238725175-400x300.jpg)
The Push to Expand NATO Could Cost Countless Lives. It’s Time to Stop It.
NATO leaves little room for diplomacy. It helped up the ante in Ukraine.
![U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, at the Palace on the Isle in Łazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, on February 18, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0223-poland-defense-400x300.jpg)
US Stokes Tensions With Russia by Building Military Base 100 Miles From Border
When the base is operational, Russia will be surrounded by NATO missiles in Poland, Romania and the Baltics.
![Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division look out at the airfield before deploying to Europe on February 14, 2021, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0223-soldiers-hangar-400x300.jpg)
Lawmakers Warn Biden He Can’t Unilaterally Send US Troops to Fight Russia
Congressional approval is needed before troops are engaged in conflict, lawmakers and antiwar groups wrote in a letter.
![Servicemen take part in joint tactical and special exercises of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ukrainian National Guard and Ministry Emergency in a ghost city of Pripyat, near Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on February 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0223-ukraine-servicemen-400x300.jpg)
Even If Nuclear War Is Averted, Ukraine’s Reactors Could Be in Line of Fire
U.S. and Russian doctors warn that even a conventional war could cause a nuclear disaster on par with Chernobyl.
![A soldier of the Ukrainian Military Forces watches on position on the front line with Russia-backed separatists not far from Novognativka village in the Donetsk region on February 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0222-ukraine-soldier-400x300.jpg)
“War Between Nuclear-Armed Powers Is Not an Option”: Experts Urge Diplomacy
As tensions rise, advocates condemn prospects of both military and economic warfare against Russia.
![President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1233498341-1-400x300.jpg)
Biden and Putin Agree “in Principle” to Ukraine Summit Amid Rising Tensions
The White House says preparations for a summit will only proceed if a Russian invasion of Ukraine "hasn't happened."
![Ukrainian Pacifist’s Message to the World: U.S., NATO & Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/DN-SEG3-ukrainians-will-resist-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Pacifists Say US, NATO and Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War
There is no military solution to the crisis, says Yurii Sheliazhenko of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.
![U.S. soldiers disembark from a C-17 Globemaster cargo plane on the tarmac of Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport, south eastern Poland, on February 16, 2022. The soldiers are part of a deployment of several thousand sent to bolster NATO's eastern flank in response to tensions with Russia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238531941-400x300.jpg)
Lies About Ukraine Conflict Are Standing in the Way of a Peaceful Resolution
Narratives around the Ukraine conflict, propagated by Western governments and the mainstream media, are truly Orwellian.
![U.S. soliders deloyed to Poland en route to assist NATO](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238520953_resized-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: US Push to “Reign Supreme” Stokes the Ukraine Conflict
The commitment to maintain the Atlanticist order in Europe has had policy implications that reach beyond Europe itself.
![Russia Says It Pulled Back Some Troops From Ukraine as Talks Continue](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG1-plane-window-400x300.jpg)
Russia Says It Pulled Back Some Troops From Ukraine as Talks Continue
"It seems the U.S. is more anxious for Russia to invade than Russia is to invade," says activist Medea Benjamin.