Editor's note: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, many experts said NATO's eastward expansion is directly linked to the current crisis and called for the United States and NATO to promote a peaceful resolution. What is NATO and why was it created? What is the role of US and NATO in the Ukraine conflict? Readers share their opinions.

CrawlingSnail

We know exactly how the Ukraine crisis evolved over the years, the US and NATO are to blame, instigating Ukraine to provoke Russia and threatening its very safety by sending weapons and empty promises.

Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of NATO logo and Russia flag colors in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]

Benwx

Just look at what happens on the Western side when conflicts exacerbate. Instead of mitigating tension, it touts its hollow values by strengthening military aid to Ukraine, feckless to regional peace as with NATO expansion in the past decades.

Airmen and civilians with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load ammunition, weapons, and other equipment onto pallets at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, United States, ahead of shipping them to Ukraine. [US AIRFORCE/AFP]

Ian

The moment NATO and the US along with some others imposed sanctions, their position was clear and peace wasn't a consideration. China's position is correct and honest, something NATO and the US should learn.

Swift logo is pictured with EU and Russian flags in this illustration picture taken February 26, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]

James

NATO is no longer a defensive alliance but an offensive military alliance. Its large-scale expansion has not only triggered regional conflicts, but also put the world in jeopardy. In an age where people around the world want peace, NATO is obsolete.

Polish citizens watch US army military equipment and soldiers at a temporary base in Mielec, Poland on February 12, 2022. Photo: IC

Steve

NATO is a military alliance led by the US formed in 1949 in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union. After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, NATO continued expanding. Under the banner of “human rights” and “democracy”, US-led NATO launched wars in countries like Serbia, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, to name a few, where they dropped tens of thousands of bombs on innocent people and left countries in ruins.

Ada Ahmadi, 7, stand with her cousins as they pray by the grave of their relative Farzad, 12, who was a victim of a US drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in Kabul, Afghanistan November 7, 2021. Picture taken November 7, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

Liz

We will never forget the brutal bombardment of the Chinese embassy in 1999 that killed three Chinese journalists. The attack on Serbia lasted 78 days during which at least 2,500 innocent civilians and 10,000 people were injured, most of them civilians. So far no one has been held accountable for war crimes. NATO was born out of the Cold War and serves no purpose other than war. As a war propagandist and initiator, NATO should be immediately disbanded.

Wreaths laid by Xinhua News Agency are seen to commemorate the deaths of three Chinese journalists killed during a NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy, in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, May 7, 2021.  [Photo/Xinhua]