American foreign policy in the post Cold War caused the war in Ukraine lately. Why?

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your answer according to what you have learned.

Following the end of the Cold War, American non-entanglement was quickly replaced by
American internationalism, which began to push the country toward "universal mission" and
"exceptional superiority." However, the aggressive Soviet expansion, which created significant
alarm among Western European countries, quickly discouraged the ambition to foster American-
style democracy. As a result, in order to prevent a "Democratic Bridgehead," namely Western
Europe, from being permanently captured by Communism, America chose to establish a
transatlantic bloc capable of providing a more effective reaction to the Soviet menace. When the
Soviet threat faded, when the US announced its decision to bypass NATO after 9/11, when
NATO demonstrated its inability to assume overall responsibility for all military operations in
Afghanistan, and when the US insistence on "leading from behind" in Libya became obvious,
Washington was expected to support NATO dissolution on several occasions. Regardless matter
how frequently NATO was consigned to the outskirts of debate, by 2011, when the Libyan crisis
eased, NATO had persisted for 20 of the most eventful and challenging years in post-Cold War
history. NATO's formation emphasized the need of US engagement in confronting the Soviet
Union's military might as well as preventing the resurgence of nationalist militarism. As a result,
America was completely committed to NATO throughout the Cold War as a platform for
providing both legitimacy and resources for essential actions against the Soviet Union and the
Warsaw Pact military alliance.

It started as a Cold War security agreement with United States of America as the
establisher of NATO and now has evolved into a 21st-century organization with worldwide
military obligations and an increasing number of Eastern European members. The Baltic
republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, once parts of the Soviet Union, joined NATO, as did
Poland, Romania, and others.  Russia's concerns about NATO have become more intense as the
country has grown more assertive and militarily stronger and President Putin has been enraged
by the thought of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO since President George W. Bush indicated
support for the notion in 2008. Countries can not join the alliance unless all 30 member countries
agree, and many have opposed Ukraine's admission, partly because it does not fit the
requirements. All of this has put Ukraine in an untenable position: a candidate for an alliance that
would not accept it, irritated by a possible adversary next door, and without any NATO
protection. And, to ensure Euro-Atlantic security, Ukraine must be sovereign, independent, and
stable, with a strong commitment to democracy and the rule of law. NATO and Ukraine have
had a relationship since the early 1990s, and it has grown into one of NATO's most important
relationships. In the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2014 and is still ongoing,
collaboration has been stepped up in key areas.