preface
Recently, the situation in Russia and Ukraine has taken a sharp turn for the worse, countless helicopters are rushing forward, and now the Kiev region has become a sea of fire! According to reports on the 25th, at about 6 o'clock on the same day, another explosion occurred in the Kiev area of the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian tanks have already driven straight in and reached the surrounding area of Kiev, which can be said to be unstoppable. In order to slow the progress of the Russian approach, the Ukrainian army blew up a nearby bridge.
In response to this matter, the United Nations has conducted many consultations and discussions, but it has never been effective. The second emergency meeting of the United Nations was held at 10:30 Beijing time on the 24th, and Un Secretary-General António Guterres said at the meeting that too many people had been killed, calling on Russia to "stop attacking Ukraine"...
In today's era, the cost of fighting a war is constantly rising, so why does Russia resolutely send troops to Ukraine despite all kinds of public pressure? What is the deep hatred between the two countries?
- Signing ceremony of the Kremlin
The feud between Ukraine and Russia has been going on for hundreds of years, leaving aside the history, let's turn the clock back to 2014, a year that shocked the world. The time is March 21, in the Kremlin, in the heart of Moscow. This quaint, museum-like, ornate palace of splendor is also home to the Russian Presidential Palace.
In front of him were several strange guests—the speaker of the Crimean parliament, the prime minister, the mayor of Sevastopol. Over the centuries, this ancient kremlin has witnessed countless epochal, or transgenic moments.
Countless people have written their stories here, countless people have burned their lives here, it is indeed a glorious and glorious time, but in the blink of an eye it has passed in a hurry. And in front of these comet-like stories, there is a building that stands for a long time, and this solemn Kremlin is like an old man, not alarmed...
But the story continues, and the Kremlin will usher in a new moment - Crimea and the city of Sevastopol will join Russia!
However, today, when the territorial maps of various countries have long been confirmed, why does such a thing occur?
Let's start with the "new" country of Crimea, which is well known to be the territory of Ukraine, located in the eastern part of Ukraine. But historically, Crimea did merge into Russia.
In 1783, when Tsarist Russia was under the rule of Empress Catherine II, on April 19 of that year, the Crimean Khanate was officially incorporated into the geographical map of Tsarist Russia. Although the Khan of the time, Bahadir, bravely led the masses in an uphill struggle, the unarmed people were soon overwhelmed by the ferocious attack of Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin.
From then until 1954, the people of Crimea lived under Russian rule, but the situation gradually changed. On November 7, 1917, under the leadership of the great proletarian vanguard Lenin and Trotsky, the vigorous "October Revolution" broke out.
With the conquest of the Winter Palace by the people, Russia held a very significant meeting in Smolny – the Second Congress of Soviets! Then in the early hours of November 9, a state of the dictatorship of the proletariat was formed! On December 30, 1922, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, etc. formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or "Soviet Union" for short.
In this way, a delicate relationship between Ukraine and Russia has developed, and such relations have brought about a turnaround for Ukraine. By February 1954, Ukraine's merger with Russia had reached a staggering 300 years! To celebrate this, the Soviet Union placed Crimea under Ukrainian rule, and Crimea was "given" in this way.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Crimea naturally joined Ukraine. This result has been widely recognized by the international community, but Russia is not satisfied, and he has always been eyeing the land of Crimea.
- Complex internal and external contradictions
As recently as May 21, 1992, the former Russian parliament annulled the previous 1954 resolution, which meant that Russia no longer approved the transfer of Crimea to Ukraine. On May 9, 1993, Russia passed another decree that it was going to reclaim the crimean naval base in Sevastopol!
Russia's move has triggered strong dissatisfaction from the Ukrainian president, who said that Russia is blatantly interfering in Ukraine's internal affairs, trying to split Ukraine's territory, and has seriously damaged Ukraine's territorial sovereignty. As soon as this matter came out, it aroused widespread concern in international public opinion, which made the Russian president have to act cautiously.
Although there is pressure from international public opinion and the leaders of various countries are paying close attention to this matter, the Russian president has never been able to let go of the fragrant food of Crimea. Coupled with the fact that many representatives in parliament brought up the matter from time to time, the Russian president gradually became affected.
Moreover, Crimea is a predominantly ethnic, ethnicAlly Russian, multi-ethnic region, with internal pro-Russian separatist groups eager to return to Russia, active. But Ukraine's leaders did not resign themselves to this, and looking at the riotous people of Crimea, the government decided to impose coercive measures.
He believes that all the problems in Crimea stem from the lack of a sense of national identity, and that certain means are necessary to consolidate this sense of national identity. Thus, through a series of consultations and discussions, the Ukrainian government announced that the Ukrainian language would be designated as Chinese.
This move by the Ukrainian government will undoubtedly elevate the status of the Ukrainian language in the country, but it is bound to have a strong impact on the status of the Russian language. The designation of Ukrainian as Chinese means that the language people use for exams, further education, and work will be unified into Ukrainian, and the vast majority of Crimea is Russian!)
So, what's going on here? It turned out that Crimea's population was complex, with ethnic Russians accounting for the overwhelming majority, while Ukrainians had become a local minority, which made Russian culture always influence Crimea. In Crimea, the vast majority of the population chooses to listen to the news, watch TV and read newspapers in Russian.
According to the survey, only 7%-9% of the population in Crimea watches TV programs in the Kiev region. The imbalance in the use and status of Russian and Ukrainian in Crimea is bound to lead to no small conflict. Ethnic Russians living in Crimea have expressed concern, which they see as the government's extreme "nationalism."
At this time, the Russian side is also exerting pressure on the Ukrainian government, and in the subsequent negotiations on the Black Sea Fleet, the Russian side is even more firm, with a strong attitude that it will be stationed at the naval base alone! Such a move is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the pro-Russian faction in Crimea.
With Russia's help or acquiescence, Crimea grew bolder. In 1992, the Crimean parliament passed the independence decree and the Crimean constitution, transforming the state into an autonomous republic in one fell swoop. This completely angered Ukraine, and the Ukrainian president, government and parliament joined forces to suppress Crimea's move, but the people of Crimea never stopped breaking away from Ukraine.
In 1993, the Russians in Crimea raised the issue of secession from Ukraine, and when Meshkov came to power in 1994, he expressed strong pro-Russian sentiments, and he raised a banner to guide the people to leave Ukraine and return to Russia... In this way, crimea's sentiment about leaving Ukraine is rising, and a powerful change is the wish of the people.
At the same time, the conflict in Crimea did not only revolve between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians, Russian and Ukrainian, but also the local Tatars were also a factor in the unrest. It turned out that during World War II, the Tatars "defected" to the German side and accompanied Hitler in attacking the Soviet Union. This led to a long period of revenge on the Tatars after the war, the earlier Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic ceased to exist, and the country had nowhere to place 200,000 Tatars and sent them to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan respectively.
The deported Tatars lived an inhuman life, suffering from hunger, disease, discrimination, and so on, and it was not until 1956, during Khrushchev's rise to power, that the Tatars gradually regained their civil rights, but they were still not allowed to return to their homeland. In this way, the Tatars have been running around for many years, but their hearts are always thinking about their hometown, the land of Crimea...
- The economy shut down and returned to Russia
Homesick Tatars chose to wait reverently, while the collapse of the Soviet Union gave them the dawn of a new life. In 1991, a huge alliance collapsed, and the Tatars took advantage of the storm to return to Crimea. The Tatars who returned to Crimea began to rebuild their homes, but in their hearts, a deep hatred for Russia was buried.
So many special circumstances have strained crimes, and we know that the root of all problems is economic, and this phrase still applies to Crimea. Because it is subordinate to Russia and Ukraine, Crimea's economy is highly dependent on both sides.
Originally, Crimea's economic development was stable, mainly supported by the military industry, tourism and agriculture. During the Soviet period, Crimea was designated as the Soviet Union's military-industrial shipbuilding base. As a result, shipyards were built in crimea's major cities, and countless products were shipped to the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the contraction of military production, these shipyards seemed to have nowhere to go.
Due to the political turmoil in the past few years, Crimea's tourism industry is also unsustainable, and many people have given up traveling to Crimea because of safety concerns. The same was true of agriculture, which during the Soviet period provided a large number of agricultural and sideline products to the Soviet Union and Ukraine, from which it received stable economic guarantees.
Nowadays, Crimea not only lacks such a "big customer", agricultural production has also shrunk year after year, and even supplying its own residents is very difficult, and the situation in Crimea at this time cannot be said to be undemeasurable!
Crimean leaders facing this situation have made many attempts, but they have never been able to save Crimea from the crisis. In 1994, Meshkov became President of Crimea, and during his tenure the Power of the Crimean President continued to rise, which naturally led to contradictions with Parliament.
Crimea's economy has been shut down, political tensions have intensified, and domestic voices demanding a return to Russia are growing. In March 1995, the Ukrainian government took note of the turbulent Crimea, and in order to curb the separation of crimes, the Ukrainian government ordered the abolition of the crimea's president and the abolition of the Crimean constitution.
In January 2014, the comeback Meshkov continued his plan to strengthen presidential power, while he accused parliament of not cooperating with his work and the two sides were involved in each other, leading to a sharp turn in Crimea's economic situation.
The situation is getting worse and worse, and Crimea's top leaders can't stand it. On March 11, 2014, Crimean leaders made an important decision – to leave Ukraine and return to Russia! And on March 16, Crimea launched a referendum, and surprisingly, 96 percent of the vote was in favor of returning to Russia.
Even Russia could not have imagined that although there were many people in Crimea who were close to Russia, there were still Tatars who hated Russia and many Ukrainians among them, and such a complex demographic composition would agree so unanimously to join Russia!
After receiving the news, Russia did not delay, only recognized Crimea in two days on the 17th and 18th, and at the same time did a good job in the legal procedures for Crimea to join Russia.
Such an astonishing approval rating within Crimea, and russia's efficiency in acting so efficiently, gives us a glimpse of Russia's tremendous efforts to return to Crimea. Indeed, in the case of Crimea, Russia's top leadership has been painstaking and calculated, and the key figure in it is Yanukovych.
- Actions that shocked the world
On February 18, 2014, the streets of Crimea were in chaos, a massive demonstration was taking place, and Ukraine sent "Golden Eagle" special forces to quell the unrest. The demonstrators threw stones at the "Golden Eagle" troops, and even set the tires of special forces vehicles on fire, and a human catastrophe was about to happen!
The "Golden Eagle" troops could not stand the actions of the people, and under their incessant instigation, the "Golden Eagle" troops attacked. Only to hear the sound of gunfire at the scene, and people began to lie down in a pool of blood... After the liquidation, a total of 26 people died and 800 were injured, and most of the dead were shot.
As soon as such a thing broke out, it immediately caused an uproar. Although it was later said that there were snipers set up by the opposition at the scene, this still did not curb the anger of the Ukrainian people.
The people demanded an explanation from the government, and various countries in the West paid great attention to it. Eventually, then-President Yanukovych ordered the "Golden Eagle" troops to kneel in the streets to apologize to the people of Crimea.
After that, Yanukovych ordered the disbandment of the "Golden Eagle" special forces, an ace army that went to the soup, was born into death, and accompanied Ukraine for 22 years to end their story here. After such an incident, the status of the Ukrainian soldiers plummeted, and in the eyes of the people, they changed from national heroes to tyrants and bandits.
The eyes of the people and the government's measures have had a huge impact on the Ukrainian military, and the lack of honor has made the Ukrainian soldiers collapse. We often say that the division is famous, but now that the Ukrainian soldiers are in an unjust situation, it is naturally difficult to burst out of a strong force... In this way, the military strength of the Ukrainian side continued to decline.
And the impact of this incident did not stop at the Ukrainian military, but also the then President Yanukovych was under great pressure. Overwhelming accusations poured in from him, and titles such as "murderer" and "demon" weighed heavily on his shoulders, and Yanukovych chose to flee Russia because of the situation.
When we talk about the pro-Russian Yanukovych, we are always full of emotions. In 2010, he was successfully elected president of Ukraine. Subsequently, under his leadership, Ukraine suspended the process of joining northern Europe, and he always firmly chose to cooperate with Russia, and also leased the Crimean military port to Russia.
Ukraine's leader hopes for strong support from Russia while maintaining good cooperation with the EU. But then Russia again tossed the temptation, issuing a $15 billion loan to Ukraine and cutting the export price of natural gas by 30% to Ukraine!
The generosity of Russia's eldest brother immediately won Yanukovych's heart, and he decided to abandon cooperation with the European Union and unite with Russia wholeheartedly. Yanukovych then suspended the EU-Ukraine Associated State Agreement on 21 November 2013.
Under Yanukovych's meticulous planning, Ukraine has become a vassal state of Russia, and such behavior is bound to cause civil unrest. Famous pro-Western politician Tymoshenko gave a speech in Ukraine, calling on Yanukovych to reconcile with Western countries and resume cooperation with the European Union.
However, Yanukovych chose to go his own way, which gradually disappointed the Ukrainian people, which led to more and more demonstrations in Ukraine. At first, Yanukovych also hoped to resolve the crisis by peaceful means, but eventually due to the intensification of the conflict, he had to switch to high-handed means to expel the troublemakers.
But under the clever obstruction of Western countries, Yanukovych's hardening methods eventually failed, and a generation of politicians can be said to have come to an end... Yanukovych then fled to Russia, and domestic courts convicted him of treason and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
At this time, Yanukovych, who was far away in Russia, saw the turmoil in Ukraine and began to stir up trouble, saying that as long as he had the opportunity, he would return to Ukraine and would continue to work hard and fight for the future of Ukraine!
- postscript
Now that Ukraine is in dire straits, Russian ground forces have launched an offensive against Vasilykov, southwest of Kiev, and Russian troops are on their way.
China has expressed its support for the Russian side to solve the problem through negotiations, while the Russian authorities are urging Ukraine to show its sincerity in negotiations as soon as possible, and Western countries have begun to impose economic sanctions on Russia...
The continuous expansion of NATO, the lack of cushioning belts, and the political and economic effects behind it have made Russia make a choice. Russia's diplomatic spokesman said russia's relations with the West are now nearly irreparable, and this time there is no turning back.
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