The democratic nations of the world can not allow this cowardice with Ukraine. The list of crimes of the Russian President is huge. All democratic nations should unite against totalitarian nations. We all must make a effort to spread democracy and human rights around the world. The world must follow the path of justice with total respect for the sovereignty of nations and human rights. We all must fight against this evil that represent Putin, all dictators have his support. Please, say not to impunity and violence. This post is a summary of two articles. The first was published with the incomplete title above at https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/24/russia-invades-ukraine-war/. The second was published at https://theconversation.com/why-did-russia-invade-ukraine-faqs-about-the-conflict-that-has-shocked-the-world-177963
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Ukraine's pleaded for help as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Military forces battling Russians on multiple fronts suffered dozens of casualties. Russian President Putin ignored global condemnation and cascading new sanctions as he unleashed the largest ground war in Europe since World War II and chillingly referred to his country's nuclear arsenal. He threatened any country trying to interfere with "consequences you have never seen." "Russia has embarked on a path of evil, but Ukraine is defending itself and won't give up its freedom," Ukrainian President Zelensky tweeted. U.S. announced new sanctions against Russia, saying Putin "chose this war" and that his country would bear the consequences. Other nations also announced sanctions. Zelensky appealed to global leaders, saying that "if you don't help us now, if you fail to offer a powerful assistance to Ukraine, tomorrow the war will knock on your door." The chief of the NATO alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said the "brutal act of war" shattered peace in Europe, joining a chorus of world leaders decrying an attack that could cause massive casualties. Condemnation came not only from U.S. and E.U., but also from South Korea, Australia and beyond. Even friendly leaders like Hungary's Viktor Orban sought to distance themselves from Putin. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he aimed to cut off Russia from the U.K. financial markets, freezing the assets of all large Russian banks and planning to bar Russian companies. "Now we see him what he is, a bloodstained aggressor who believes in imperial conquest," he said. While some nervous Europeans speculated about a possible new world war, the U.S. and its NATO partners have shown no indication they would send troops into Ukraine. After weeks of denying plans to invade, Putin launched the operation on a country that has increasingly tilted towards the democratic west and away from Moscow's sway. Putin nurses a deep sense of grievance over the loss of Russia's power and influence since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Ukraine was formerly part of the Soviet Union but declared its independence in 1991. Having a prosperous, modern, independent and democratic European state bordering Russia was perceived as posing a threat to Russia's autocratic regime. Putin also perceives that western democracies are in a weak and particularly vulnerable state, thanks in part due to Russian efforts to create discord and sow divisions in Europe and North America, making this an opportune time to launch a major military adventure. It is a war that actually began after Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, also known as Euromaidan in 2014. That's when protests by citizens who wanted a closer relationship with Europe led to the ouster president Viktor Yanukovych. Russia responded by illegally annexing Crimea. Putin is seeking to turn back the clock to a time when the Soviet Union and the West had defined stable "spheres of influence" in Europe. In a TV speech days before the invasion, Putin suggested that modern Ukraine was interily created by Russia. Putin has much of his world view from the Russocentric of the former Soviet regime. Russia has for four centuries tried to fully subjugate Ukrainian lands and to subdue the nation by means of laws and policies designed to undermine its language and culture. As various attempts by Ukrainians to establish an independent state were thwarted by Russia, Putin has repeatedly sought to disparage Ukraine's successful declaration of independence in 1991 and is determined to put an end to it.
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