Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: What was the Reason?
In early 2021, tensions between Russia and Ukraine, both part of the ex-Soviet republic, began to spiral out of control. Earlier this year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked US President Joe Biden to let Ukraine join *NATO. As early as December, the Americans began hyping Russia's deployment of troops, and President Biden called for severe sanctions against Russia if it invaded Ukraine. As a result, Russia has demanded that NATO should not conduct any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine. Russian leader Putin argues that Ukraine is a Western puppet and has never been a proper state. This is not the first-time tensions between Russia and Ukraine have reached a boiling point. Since 2014, Russia has been fighting the Ukrainian army in Eastern Ukraine when rebels backed by President Putin captured large tracts of the country. In those days, Russia annexed Crimea. A former Soviet state, Ukraine has deep social and cultural ties with Russia, and the Russian languag...