Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
In February 2022, the Russian army launched an invasion of sections of Ukraine. This occurred after almost a year of pronouncements, warnings and menacing maneuvers by the Russians near the Ukrainian border.
The warnings and pleas from Russia for the West to refrain from a NATO-style militarization of Ukraine went unheeded by some Western nations as well as by the current government of Ukraine. The presence of a well-armed and potentially hostile force between them and the Black Sea, which threatens access to their only warm water ports, had been deemed intolerable by four centuries of Russian leaders.
In February 2022, the Russian army launched an invasion of sections of Ukraine. This occurred after almost a year of pronouncements, warnings and menacing maneuvers by the Russians near the Ukrainian border.
The warnings and pleas from Russia for the West to refrain from a NATO-style militarization of Ukraine went unheeded by some Western nations as well as by the current government of Ukraine. The presence of a well-armed and potentially hostile force between them and the Black Sea, which threatens access to their only warm water ports, had been deemed intolerable by four centuries of Russian leaders.
