Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Lead to 'Open Confrontation' With NATO: Experts

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Lead to 'Open Confrontation' With NATO: Experts: But even though the US and its allies are unlikely to go to war on Ukraine's behalf, an invasion could still trigger "an era of more open confrontation" between Russia and NATO, Lohsen added. "We are entering into a time when conflicts are probably going to appear more often or could be more deadly because we no longer have agreed rules of what is acceptable behavior," Lohsen said. "This brings us back to an era of expansionist conflicts and basically rewinds the clock."