Russia Ukraine Crisis Explained: The Russia Ukraine Crisis has been making headlines all over the world for the past few years. But what exactly is it? And how did it start? In this article. we will summarize the whole conflict in 5 points. So if you’re interested in knowing about this complex issue in detail, keep reading!
Update, 12:28 (IST): The possibility of war in Europe has been raised as Russia launches an attack on Ukraine.
Update, 12:29 (IST): Russia has become more aggressive against Ukraine after Russian President Putin ordered military action. According to the latest information, the Russian army has informed that it has targeted and destroyed the military and air bases of Ukraine.
Update, 12:30 (IST): Ukraine’s military claims it has shot down five Russian planes and a Russian helicopter in the Luhansk region. The news agency Reuters has given this information.
Russia Ukraine Crisis Explained: The whole conflict summarized in 5 points
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Russia has long resisted Ukraine’s move towards European institutions, both NATO and the European Union.
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Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine is a puppet of the West and was never a proper state anyway.
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He demands guarantees from the West and Ukraine that it will not join NATO, a defensive alliance of 30 countries, and that Ukraine demilitarise and become a neutral state.
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As a former Soviet republic Ukraine has deep social and cultural ties with Russia, and Russian is widely spoken there, but ever since Russia invaded in 2014 those relations have frayed.
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Russia attacked Ukraine when its pro-Russian president was deposed in early 2014. The war in the east has since claimed more than 14,000 lives.
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