Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
Russian intervention in Ukraine.
NATO wants Ukraine and Georgia to join. Russia doesn't like that.
Ukraine is a neighbor to Russia, and Russia is a much larger and more powerful country than Ukraine. Historically Russia has dominated Ukraine. In order for Ukraine to maintain its independence, it wants to ally itself with the Western World. If Ukraine is allied with the West, it will not have to worry about Russia attempting to dominate its foreign policy because it will have the protection of NATO.
Latvia is a member of Nato.
Yes, NATO has launched military attacks in the past, such as the bombing campaign in Kosovo in 1999 and the intervention in Libya in 2011.
Aleksandar Jaksic has written: 'NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia'
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Several countries have developed partnerships with NATO without becoming full members. NATO's goal is to create dialogues between countries and help solve international conflicts. Some countries that have or have had partnerships with NATO include Russia and Ukraine. These countries are represented by Heads of Diplomatic Missions or Liaison Offices located at the NATO Headquarters.
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Well yes and no. NATO was formed after WWII as an alliance against communist agression of countries in Europe that considered themselves allies of the United states. The communists formed the Warsaw Pact which was the communist countries that condidered themselves aligned with Russia to protect themselves from aggression by the west. So they are not really for or against each other. It is more like they have agreed to disagree and keep a close eye on each other.
The intervention in Libya is actually a UN mission, authorized by the Security Council of the UN. It just happens to be that the UN members who have chosen to participate are also members of NATO. I believe there is some participation by Dubai as well, which is a non-NATO nation.