It seems to me that some of you don't understand why the Ruskies invaded Ukraine.
It goes back to 2014 when the Minsk Agreements were signed. The Ukrainians were trying to get the Russian- Ukrainians who spoke Russian, and were of Russian heritage, but were Ukrainian citizens by not only birth because their "provinces" were in the Ukraine, but also continued to raise their families in Ukraine instead of leaving. The area WAS Russian prior to the formation of the country of Ukraine. It is called "The Donbass" region.
The Ukrainians not of Russian descent in the rest of the country decided that those who lived in the Donbass should not continue to follow their Russian ancestry & traditions, as well as speaking mostly Russian, and convert to only speaking Ukrainian & forego their Russian traditions.
The Ukrainians started to use artillery to get the residents of the Donbass to change their ways. The Minsk Agreement was set up to have the Ukrainians stop shelling and harassing the folks in the Donbass.
Well, the shelling & harassment did NOT stop after the agreement was signed by all parties involved.
Thru the years since the agreement , many times over, the Russians went to the UN & other DIPLOMATIC means to try to get the Ukrainians to stop the harassment/shelling to no avail.
As well, NATO was trying to get Ukraine into the NATO. Which was NOT gonna happen as far a Russia was concerned.
( NOTE - The acceptance of Ukraine into NATO, and the resulting arming up of missile defenses & troops/equip right on the border with Russia was NOT going to happen. It is not unlike Russia putting missiles & troops/equip in Mexico or Canada, threatening the USA. Not unlike the Nuke missiles sent to Turkey in JFKs time & the resulting Cuban Missile Crisis that was "diplomatically" smoothed over. )
So, here is a situation in a little over a year ago that a fine line had been reached.
Russia was tired of the Ukrainians shelling the "Ethnic Russian Ukrainians, as well as they WERE NOT going to let NATO add another country RIGHT ON RUSSIA Borders to build up possible forces against Russia.
SO, the RUssians did everything legally according to the UN, and following the Minsk Agreement, and went into the Donbass to "absorb" it into Russia to protect the civilians there.
Well, Ukraine and other countries in Europe as well as the USA decided to help out Ukraine fight, rather than Diplomatically solving the issue. ( After about 7-8 years after the agreement & Many civilians killed by the Ukrainians themselves.)
Since the fighting started, there has been opportunities for Diplomatic solutions to the whole deal, but for some reason, not just Europe but the USA pushed for a Military solution rather than a diplomatic one.
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and you likely can figure it out for yourselves why it was not solved diplomatically, Think MIC & the $$$$ that war makes for folks invested in MIC corps/companies, 
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Ya'll can think as ya like, but the above is basically the TRUTH & how things got to where they are today.
It didn't have to happen. Simple as that.
This telling of the truth does NOT make me a Pro Russia person, it is just that I am explaining the TRUTH.
I am just as, if not more Patriotic to the USA as anyone else, and served in the Corps, swore the Oaths more than once, and continue to do what I can to keep this country safe & defended, even though I am not longer active duty. Don't try togive me any crap about being a Russia/Putin fan or any of that BS. I am just callin it like I see it & know of it, and if any of ya can't handle the TRUTH, then it is YOUR issue & not mine.
OK. I am done with this now. Got other things to do...
I suggest... DO the RESEARCH & KNOW what you are talking about, before you talk about something.
YOU can Think or Believe as ya like, but not believing the Truth means you are believing a lie. Unless that is what ya want, then it is important to know the Truth of things. Not gonna get the Truth without doing the work/research to get to the bottom of things.
Regardless of what country one comes from , the Truth is the Truth.
