Here’s What You Need To Know About The Crisis Between Russia And Ukraine

As many people would already know by now, there is indeed a crisis is actually happening between Russia and also Ukraine. Recently, a total number of 130,000 Russian troops are situated inside the reach of Ukraine’s borders as Russia requests security ensures from the West. It is said by the US that Russia has all the powers input to dispatch military activity any day presently that they want, but Russia has more than once clearly stated it has no such plans.

According to history, Russia once has Ukraine under its territory in the year 2014 and also seized its region. That is the reason why the threat for Russia could attack is taken very seriously. Nevertheless, Russia is resolute that it has no plans to plan an attack against Ukraine, and Sergei Naryshkin that is the foreign intelligence chief has condemned all the lies about the dangers being spread in the Western capitals and also by the US. That is the exact situation now.

Picture: Vox

Reasons Why Russia Is Threatening Ukraine

All this while, Russia has long stood up against Ukraine’s move towards European institution and this includes both Nato and the EU. The main concern, for now, would be for the West to ensure Ukraine is not going to join Nato. As of now, Ukraine can be seen to be sharing borders with both the EU and also Russia, but it has profound cultural and social ties with Russia. When Ukrainians ousted their pro-Russian president in early 2014, Russia added Ukraine’s southern Crimean promontory and supported separatists who captured huge swathes of eastern Ukraine. The rebels have battled the Ukrainian military ever since in strife that has claimed more than 14,000 lives. That has happened.

What Does Russia Want With Ukraine?

Russia seized Crimea contending it had a noteworthy claim to it. Ukraine was a portion of the Soviet Union, which collapsed in the month of December 1991 and Putin said it was the deterioration of history in Russia. There are still no courses of action for autonomously checked decisions within the separatist districts. Russia denies allegations that it is the portion of the waiting strife.

Russia Wanted This From NATO

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov once said, “For us, it’s absolutely mandatory to ensure Ukraine never, ever becomes a member of NATO”. President Putin clarified that in the event that Ukraine joined NATO, the collusion might attempt to recover Crimea. It requests no more eastbound extension and a conclusion to Nato military action in Eastern Europe.

Sources: BBC News, The Guardian.

Adib Mohd

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