Russia was bullied for 8 years
In the past 8 years or so, the United States and the UNITED-led NATO, together with Western countries, have been besieging Russia, and the measures taken are mainly economic sanctions and military deterrence. The United States leads the Western countries to constantly provoke, their purpose is to bully Russia with various economic sanctions, so that Russia's economy declines, and then unable to maintain the original military superiority, in the long run, Russia will eventually lose blood slowly, just like the previous behemoth - the end of the Soviet Union.
According to the data, for a full eight years since the ukraine crisis began in 2014, russia's economy has plummeted and is still declining, posing a serious threat to its international status. In addition, the US-led NATO is still constantly encroaching on Russia, and NATO has gone from 16 member states at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union to 30 member states now, most of which are Russia's sphere of influence. Whether it is economic or military, Russia is strictly restricted, and it is difficult to turn over in a short period of time.
The protagonist of the story is Ukraine
Historically, Russian Ukraine was originally a family, all East Slavs, until the 14th century, East Slavs were divided into three branches: Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians. And Ukraine is one of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union. It is the second largest republic after Russia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine became independent. The current administrative division of Ukraine was established by the Soviet Union, equivalent to a province of the Soviet Union, and later in 1654, the Russian Empire gradually became stronger and annexed Belarus and Ukraine, which is why Putin said that Ukraine came from Russia.
Geographically, Ukraine is bordered by Russia to the east, the Black Sea to the south, Belarus to the north, and Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the west. Ukraine's geographical location is important as the geopolitical intersection between the European Union and the CIS, particularly with Russia. Therefore, Ukraine and Russia will inevitably have a variety of links, for example: the eastern Industrial Zone of Ukraine relies on the Russian market, 90% of the products are sold to Russia, 80% of the resources come from Russia, Russia is its food and clothing parents, and the eastern Ukrainian industrial zone is native to Russians.
So whether from a historical or geographical point of view, Ukraine should be a friend of Russia, not an enemy.
The "powder keg" was set on fire
In fact, from any point of view, in any way, Ukraine and Russia should not erupt into conflict, but the reality is that the conflict between the two countries has escalated into a state of war. As for the reason, it is actually very simple, it is Ukraine's approach that touches Russia's bottom line, so Russia will resolutely launch a war in order to safeguard its own interests and international dignity.
So what did Ukraine do to anger Russia?
Pro-European Ukrainians make up 60 percent of Ukraine's total population, so Ukrainian officials consider themselves pro-Western. Ukraine's National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, the State Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court are financed by the European Union, the Republican Party of the United States and the Democratic Party of the United States. On this basis, the United States has tried its best to pull Ukraine into its camp - NATO, and Ukraine does not know how to think, or it is really a brain watt, and even wants to join NATO, and it is this point that touches the bottom line of Putin the Great. In fact, Russia does not want to fight, Putin wants very simple, that is, a sentence between the United States and NATO - "do not touch the bottom line (Ukraine)", but NATO does not care about 5 eastward expansions, and finally only Ukraine and Belarus are left. Therefore, Russia is forced to have no choice but to "subdue people with cannons" to safeguard its own interests.
The inevitability of Russia's war
Russia is the largest country in the world, but it has two particular headaches. First, the lack of access to the sea, Russia is too cold, the lack of four seasons of excellent ports. Second, Russia is very large, but it is very empty, belongs to the kind of people who do not have many resources and is particularly small, and it is mainly concentrated in Eastern Europe, where cultural centers, political centers, population centers, and economic centers are all located.
In addition, in Eastern Europe, there was no cover at all, and Napoleon and Nazi Germany hit Moscow in a few months, which was the biggest flaw in Russian territory. So all along, Russians have been doing two things: first, to find access to the sea, and second, to protect their central area.
The conquest of the Far East in the Tsarist era was to gain more access to the sea.
The annexation of Eastern Europe, the three maritime states, and Poland in the Soviet era was to increase the cover of strategic depth and protect its core areas. The Russian territory of the Soviet period was the peak, almost solving the shortcomings of Russia's territory. But after the dissolution in 1991, Russia was completely exposed, especially the newly independent Russia is very isolated, in order to survive, he himself very much wants to join the EUROPEAN Union to find a backer, but the EU does not want him.
Originally, it was also agreed with the United States that "NATO will not expand eastward", but NATO did not care about this agreement, from 16 member countries to 30, almost all Eastern European countries joined, and Russia's strategic depth of several hundred kilometers from East Germany to Poland evaporated in situ.
After Putin came to power, the hard-core man was determined to restore Russia's previous strength like the Soviet Union and break the wrist with the United States again. The United States simply flipped the table and competed with Russia for the last neutral zone, Belarus, Ukraine and other places. Ukraine, in particular, if taken away by the United States, is equivalent to the Muzzle of the United States directly on russia's head. So Russia has to do it this time, and it has to do it!
Revelations of the Russo-Ukrainian War
This war reminds me of a saying in high school history textbooks that today's world is a world of peace and turmoil, and we must see both opportunities and challenges. Speaking of China, because our country has a strong comprehensive strength, it has today's international status, and I believe that China will develop better in the future.