NATO's plan for long-term rotation of troops in its eastern states is well tailored as a deterrence and not a provocation to Russia. The alliance's strategic patience with Putin reflects not a desire for victory but hopes for a nonaggressive Russia.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Christian Science Monitor: NATO on Russia’s border – a check, not a threat
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaking during their talks in Kyiv on Aug. 7.
