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Feb 24, 2022 · Russia’s multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine has thrust the country into a conflict that many on the European continent had thought was one for the history books. Now the country is in the throes ...
May 16, 2024 · What Does Putin Really Want in Ukraine? Russia’s early setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could have foreclosed on some of President Vladimir Putin’s sweeping war objectives, but he is ...
- Russia has designs on Ukraine’s natural gas pipelines. Gas has long been an explosive issue between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow is a key supplier of gas to the European Union, accounting for about a third of the region’s imports, about half of which flows through Ukrainian pipes.
- Russia considers Ukraine a 'mini me' Back in the days of the Russian Empire, the term “Little Russia” was commonly used for parts of modern-day Ukraine then under control of the Russian tsars.
- Without Ukraine, there is no Eurasian Union. Putin once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe"of the 20th century.
- Russia believes Russian and Ukrainian history is inextricably linked. From the Russian point of view, Russia and Ukraine share deep historical and cultural roots.
Feb 22, 2023 · As Ukraine continues to claw back Russian holdings — including in areas that Moscow nominally claims as its own, such as Kherson — a push toward Crimea suddenly becomes much more plausible ...
Feb 24, 2023 · By Paul Kirby,BBC News. 0:58. Watch: Ukraine's recapture of Kherson City was one of Russia's biggest setbacks. When Vladimir Putin sent up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, he ...
May 26, 2022 · Donbas is predominantly Russian-speaking and after Russia seized Crimea in 2014, its proxy forces captured more than a third of Ukraine's east in a war that never came to an end. The Russian ...
Feb 24, 2022 · The conflict is about the future of Ukraine. But Ukraine is also a larger stage for Russia to try to reassert its influence in Europe and the world, and for Putin to cement his legacy.These are no ...
