Russia Ukraine crisis
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The document outlines the historical context of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, detailing Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union and subsequent tensions with Russia, especially after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. It discusses Western responses, including economic sanctions against Russia and NATO's stance regarding Ukraine's sovereignty. Calls for a peaceful resolution are highlighted, with references to diplomatic efforts and the implications of failing to resolve such conflicts.
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- 1. - Russia- Ukraine Crisis All you Need to Know
- 3. • Russia and Ukraine share a very long history; both the countries have very similar cultures and traits which can be seen by their people's way of life. • The territory of Ukraine was also part of the Russian empire during Tsar Peter the Great. Ukraine was the second most constituent of the erstwhile Soviet Union (USSR). • Ukraine SSR was very important for the Soviet Union because of its position providing access to the Black sea through Crimea After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared itself as an independent country. • Ukraine slowly and steadily opened up itself to western countries for developing its economy. Russia for many years still influenced Ukraine's politics because of its sphere of influence and elite Ukrainian establishment that shared history with the USSR. • Viktor Yanukovych became Ukraine's President in 2010. He tried signing an economic treaty with the European Union which was failed. Russia was already concerned with the number of eastern European countries and ex-soviet countries joining European Union and NATO. • Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 and supported a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine in the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
- 5. • After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, Western countries led by the US put economic sanctions on Russia, and tensions between the east and west increased. • The demands which are put forward by the Russian side are perceived by the west as a threat and violation of Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty. • NATO has stated that it has no intention of threatening Russia and nobody can stop Ukraine from taking decisions to join any organization they want. • President Biden has already warned Putin that the aggression will only create problems for Moscow and has requested for deescalating the situation.
- 7. Recently French President Emmanuel Macron said there can be a peaceful solution if there is revisit to the Minsk 2 agreement which was signed by Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France after the Crimea situation where there was an agreement by Ukraine and Russia to remove troops and allow the democratic process to take place in the separatist regions of Ukraine. Even after two world wars if the leaders of the west and east cannot solve these issues diplomatically it will be the failure of the post-war liberal institutional order.
- 8. All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal. John Steinbeck You were reading a Dais Editorial ©2022