Reasons Russia attacks Ukraine

Russia has targeted and bombed Ukraine’s military bases, airports, and cities. Ukraine is preparing a counter-offensive!

Where did this begin from?

Russia used to be the headmaster of the Soviet Union. After World War II, all the countries in that group became their own bosses.

Russia now has no control over them. One of them is Ukraine.

And Russia has always been in a power play with the West (of course, led by the U.S). So in the 1990’s these 30 western countries (U.S, UK, Spain, Canada, France and others) combined military resources and formed N.A.T.O to protect themselves. Actually, they were ganging up against Russia.

Russia is threatened by this tag team, because they continued to recruit countries that are supposed to align with Russia. One of them is Ukraine.

But Russia sees Ukraine like a young brother it can bully at anytime. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to be attracted into the NATO gang.

In 2013, Ukraine President was torn between joining the Western big boys or staying with Russia. Surprisingly he chose to join Russia and ditched an opportunity to trade with Europe and the West.

Ukrainians didn’t like this and kicked the President out.

The Russian President made another move — he managed to take territory of parts of Ukraine using a rigged referendum, wars and separation tactics.

So in these father-son conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, the Western big boys have been giving Ukraine military support, and Russia’s President, Putin thinks they should mind their business!

To create fear and to discourage the foreign relationship, Putin had lined up military troops and armies at the borders of Ukraine for months. He said he would withdraw only if the Western boys stopped the poaching and encroaching.

Well, it generated concerns. They counter-threatened to crush Russia’s economy. Diplomacy talks came in. Some called it a bluff.

Then on Thursday, 24th February, Russia struck Ukraine unprovoked; adding that they are ready for the consequences!