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Feb 24, 2023 · EXPLAINER: Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Experts say the cause of the military conflict can be tied to a complicated history, Russia’s tensions with NATO and the ambitions of Vladimir Putin....
4 days ago · May 13, 2024 • Russia launched a surprise new offensive in northeast Ukraine, near the second largest city of Kharkiv. Russian troops are continuing to advance, we get the latest from...
By Paul Kirby. BBC News. Published. 26 Feb. Missile strikes, tanks and buildings destroyed in Kyiv. By air, land, and sea, Russia has launched a devastating attack on Ukraine, a European democracy of 44 million people, and its forces are on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.
- What Is The Background to The Conflict?
- What Does Russia Want?
- Could Ukraine Join NATO?
- How Did The Invasion Break out?
- What Happens Next?
Ukraine, which was part of the Russian empire for centuries before becoming a Soviet republic, won independence as the USSR broke up in 1991. It moved to shed its Russian imperial legacy and forge increasingly close ties with the West. A decision by Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to reject an association agreement with the Eu...
It is more about what Russia does not want. Russia does not want Ukraine in NATO – and has said as much in its list of security demandswhich were sent to the US last December. The demands included a halt to any NATO drills near Russia’s border. It also wants NATO to withdraw from Eastern Europe. In December, Putin said Russia was seeking guarantees...
Ukraine is not a NATO member, but it wants to be. It is considered a partner of the alliance. Ukraine’s admission to the alliance would require the unanimous approval of the 30 states that make up the body. Before being considered for membership, NATO says, Kyiv needs to root out scourges such as corruption. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ...
Shelling in the Donbas region had intensified since Monday when Putin recognised the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent and ordered the deployment of what he called peacekeepers, a move the West called the start of an invasion. On Wednesday, the separatists issued a plea to Moscow for help to stop alleged Ukrainian aggressi...
The full scope of the Russian military operation was not immediately clear. Zelenskyy called on all citizens who are ready to defend the country from Russian forces to come forward, saying Kyiv would issue weapons to everyone who wants them. The US has predicted that a Russian attack to take Kyiv may cause up to 50,000 civilian casualties, along wi...
Feb 23, 2022 · Russia is bombarding major cities in Ukraine, more than a week into a war where Moscow has faced setbacks on the battlefield — yet seems undeterred from its campaign to take Ukraine. Get...
Feb 24, 2022 · 24 February 2022. Updated 26 February 2022. Getty Images. Russian forces have launched a full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, attacking locations across the country. A number of people...
Feb 24, 2022 · 24 February 2022. WATCH: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine unfolded on day one. Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving millions of people fearing for their futures. As the...
