Why Russia Is Threatening To Invade Ukraine

As Russian troops line up on the Ukrainian border, Putin is warning the UK against any eastward NATO expansion that the Kremlin would view as encroaching on its “territory” in Ukraine. An estimated 175,000 Russian troops have been mobilized along the border, and the standoff is intensifying by the day.

  For Putin, this move is about winning concessions from NATO. The art of maintaining the pressure on the unresolved conflict is key to winning concessions. The point is not necessary to invade Ukraine again and annex more territory;…