Can someone please explain why there is a conflict between Russia and Ukraine?

Question

Also with the US etc? I just don't understand how or why it has started? Thanks

Answer 1

It is essentially US led aggression. NATO has been upping the ante against Russia ever since the US and others instigated a coup and installed a government full of Ultra-Nationalists in Kiev. This they knew would rapidly balkanize the country and destabilize the region.





The Western Elites want a war as they know the Western economic system is on the verge of collapsing. It's an age old tactic.



But there are some within central Europe however including those in Germany ready to side with Russia. They realize that if it ever went to conflict Europe is too small to sustain even limited WMD exchanges and that it would contain prime targets.

Much of the world is having enough of Anglo-American aggression and imperialism by now

Answer 2

After the illegal overthrow of the pro-Russian Ukrainian president, the Russians could see the writing on the wall that the west would eventually take the Ukraine into NATO and that would mean that the Russians would lose their military base in Crimea. Now Russia have achieved their main objective by securing their military base in the Crimea. Most of the people living in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine, see themselves as Russians not Ukrainians.

The way I see it is that both sides should sit at the negotiation table and sort out a peaceful division of the Ukraine. The Crimea is now part of Russia not the Ukraine.

Answer 3

It goes back to November 2013 and I am not going into detail except to express my opinion that the U.S. should not be in the Ukraine and that according to the OSCE Russia does not have troops there. Russia does have legitimate interests there, and the U.S. does not.



It did not begin because Yanukovich refused to sign an association deal. But the U.S. fomented riots which led to a coup d'etat and fake elections. The U.S. supports Ukraine, dont know why, except to harass Russia, and show Russia they cannot pursue their own interests.



Europeans dont like war but the U.S. does. Ukraine is pretty far gone, owe money to everyone including Russia. It is not worth it for the U.S. to have a war over another foreign country but from the past 10 or so years, we know the U.S. is like a cancer, it goes into countries that are weak and finish them off.

Answer 4

President Putin came to power and instead of going along the way of his predecessors of tolerating corruption -whereby the Russian economy was being screwed by a few Oligarchs and elite bankers - he kicked them all out



these bankers and Oligarchs are now going after Putin - they started in Russia's neighboring country Ukraine - by instigated a coup - employed neo nazi thugs to bring down the elected leader - which they did - then installed a puppet



Ukraine has been stripped off its gold and assets and the people now have dire food shortage



US EU IMF and NATO are aligned with the bankers and had planned that Russia would get involved in this war but Putin has stayed well out of it but taken in refugees and given aid



so that's it basically - the bankers will create another false flag probably so as to get the people to go fight their war with Russia for them - so they can take back power in Russia



- they don't care about the cost of human life



the civil war is the uprising against the US putch regime in Kiev





another thing is Putin is a devout Christian and the bankers are anti Christianity in a big way - some would say they are satanists

Answer 5

Russia will not do without a secure warm water port there. And roads they can secure to it. They are also planning a bridge to there. But bridges are so delicate compared to land roads.

Answer 6

Ukraine used to be part of the Soviet Union (of which Russia was the main member and main power).

While part of the same 'family' of states, people from one state were free to live in others states. This made a lot of sense because, under the central planning that is typical of communist political systems, the needs of the economy and of security could best be met by people relocating.

The Soviet Union fell apart about 20 years ago and former member states became independent of each other again. Some (like Russia) stayed fairly communist in their outlook while others (like Poland) adopted a more market driven economy.

Some of the former members of the Soviet Union wish to adopt a traditional western version of a capitalist economy and, to derive the greatest benefit from this, wish to join the European Union, primarily to be part of the EU trading bloc but also because it offers them some political protection from their former, more powerful neighbour, Russia.

Ukraine's government decided to seek an alliance with the European Union. Many people living in Eastern Ukraine were of Russian decent and wanted to renew ties with Russia. Their sense of loyalty remains towards Russia and their political preferences remain more communist than capitalist. They oppose closer ties with Europe and formed a 'rebel army' to seize eastern Ukraine.

Russia sent its army and military equipment to help the Ukrainian rebels who are mostly of Russian decent and whom Russia considers its citizens.

This was an act of war, to send armies over the border into a neighbouring independent state.

The reasons Russia did this are partly political, to show that it is still a world power; partly for domestic political reasons (a weak leader can make his position stronger by creating or stressing an external threat to the nation), and partly strategic because eastern Ukraine has a vital sea port that Russia needs access to in order to maintain its military power elsewhere.

Russia calls its invasion of eastern Ukraine 'humanitarian' to protect 'it's' citizens (even though they are now Ukranians).

Ukraine calls the Russian action and act of war.

Ukraine also needs access to east coast ports for economic reasons.

The rest of the world cannot stand by and let one nation invade and bully another nation but it does not want to go to war with Russia.

For the time being, most countries in the world have applied economic sanctions against Russia in the hope this will convince it to scale back its aggression. The USA is one of the countries applying political and economic pressure on Russia.

There is no easy solution because the people of Crimea (the eastern Ukraine province) actually WANT the Russians to be there and actually WANT to part of a soviet style bloc with Russia. Most of them have not been taken by force though, of course, there are many thousands of unwilling people who are caught up in this and who are trapped in eastern Ukraine, unable to speak out or act against the occupation by Russia.

Answer 7

Sorry, Anonymous, but you are incorrect in your assessment of a very corrupt and controlling Vladimir Putin. I suggest you locate and read "The Kleptocracy of Vladimir Putin" for a different perspective.



The democratically elected Ukrainian President wanted to expand trade independently of Russia to include trade with Europe. The aging, short-man ego-driven, midlife-crisis-undergoing, control-freak Vladimir Putin used this as an excuse to "secretly" stir up a rebellion by pro-Russian separatists living in Ukraine in an attempt to annex a key port, Crimea. Part of the Putin personality includes a desire to appear "heroic" on the world stage, which President Obama has used to advantage (with the Syrian chemical weapons removal, for example), but underneath this short, aging, egomaniacal control-seeking Russian leader is trying to maintain "deniability" about the ongoing unrest while also providing weapons, troops (without any Russian insignia on their uniforms), and funding to keep the rebellion going. The advantages would include the control of a seaport, but Putin probably also craves the "good ol' days" of the USSR.



There is no proof that Putin is religious, but he does worship wealth and power. The very harsh economic sanctions imposed by President Obama and our European allies are taking their toll on the already fragile Russian economy, and these sanctions are designed to achieve three things from Putin: (a) Stop supplying troops and weapons; (b) Help free the separatist-held hostages; and (c) Set up a cease-fire truce that Putin then honors. I predict Putin with fuss, fume, and strut in puffed up fashion before finally giving in and blaming the whole thing on the separatists.

Answer 8

Russia loves Finlandization but Alliances hate it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlandization

Luke 6

35 Wherefore love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, looking for nothing again, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the most High; for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Answer 9

Lord Bacon puts it well.

But I would add - Putin has been behaving like a latter-day

Adolf Hitler - maintaining personal power in Russia - alternating

between being President and Prime Minister, so as to prolong his

position as Leader - with a bad record of eliminating anyone

who opposes or criticises him. HENCE - the deaths of

dozens of politicians and journalists. An Ex-KGB

officer of the USSR - Putin is a rather nasty and

potentially very dangerous individual.

AS WAS HITLER.

Answer 10

Sovereignty.