In this past year of international news, there has been much conflict that has risen in the community. One incident that has been more recent is the invasion of Crimea, Ukraine, by Russian Forces. The key actors in this conflict are Russia, Ukraine, Crimea, EU, U.S., and NATO. Russia is the aggressor in this situation by being very persistence in seizing Crimea as Russian territory. The tension started when Ukraine was deciding if they were going to join the European Union. Russia had felt threatened by this proposal because it was loosing its hold in Europe. As some of the Ukrainian citizens living in Crimea were ethically Russian, many of those living there supported the idea of staying aligned with Russia, not the western part of Europe. As Ukraine was being torn between what regions to align with, as the President decided on Russia, protests erupted in Ukraine and the President of Ukraine had to flee the country to Russia. Many of the citizens living in Crimea, being ethically Russians, protested towards the new interim government and cut itself off from Ukraine. It was then that Russia made a power move. Russia helped Crimea vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. Russia had said it was protecting its ethnic citizens that resigned in Crimea by giving them support against any threat that could be portrayed on ethnic Russians.
Many western countries object to Crimea joining Russia such as the US and many in the European Union and NATO. These countries see this action by Russia as threats to those smaller countries and Eastern Europe. Russia is breaking international law. Russia is bullying Europe around because of its economic power in the gas industry. Russia knows that as winters are brutal and that European ...
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...tegrated into Crimea. Putin needs to understand cultural boundaries will arise and it is imperative to promote social interactions and new ideas in the global community.
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...h case the government will be more inclined to respond to it because of this (Robinson 1-2). With Crimea now part of Russia, perhaps the people of Ukraine can have some self-determined actions.
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Up until 1954, Ukraine was a crucial and highly profitable member of the USSR. Strategically placed between Russia and the rest of Europe, Ukraine contains many valuable natural gas pipelines. Crimea is autonomously governed peninsula owned by Ukraine, about two and a half time the sizes of the Island of Hawaii. There are roughly twice as many ethnic Russians as there are Ukrainians and the majority feel closer ties to Russia [1]. Anti-government protests turned violent and in late February, the Ukrainian government fired on protestors, killing dozens and wounding hundreds [2]. On March 6th, the leaders of Crimea stated that they intended to join Russia and are planning a vote on March 16th [3].
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The big crisis in Ukraine is starting to get out of hand. The government cannot even figure out what to do, and is getting kicked out of office. There are street protests happening all over Ukraine especially at Kyiv’s Independence Square. There is civil unrest against Yanukovych because he did not do what the people wanted to have. After everything is starting to cool down, Russian troops start to enter the country. The crisis was getting so far out of hand that the US and the EU had to figure out how to help, so they got involved in the crisis. The Ukraine conflict was triggered by Yanukovych declining the EU deal, and when everything was getting settled down in Ukraine, Russia invades Ukraine.
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Because of this, President Yanukovych wanted to establish closer relationship with the European Union (EU) and Russia in order to attract the money necessary to maintain Ukraine's standard of living without affecting the Ukrainian population significantly.... ... middle of paper ... ... I myself think its nice for the president to team up and try to help bring this currently on going crisis to an end for the sake of the innocent victims that are surrounded by this catastrophe but if the people of Crimea want to be apart of Russia then who does the EU and Obama think they are to try and control that. Yes there are some rules that have been broken but if there is a way for them to do it the legal way then why not.
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Instead of the clear and present agenda of Putin’s with his initial denial of the invasion, and invasion of Ukraine in general. Just looking at the military power he could hold with such a fundamental geological country in his control. Not to mention the oil pipelines that carry 50% of Russian oil in and out of the country through Ukraine. Still the crisis ensues with no present result in proximity. My question is how does this affect the United States, and why should we intercede at this time? Look at the most recent war efforts that we have undertaken because it was our responsibility as a civilized nation to intervene in other countries business. Iraq, Afghanistan, or Vietnam let us not forget that we still have forces in these countries with somewhat no resolution then, or now. Why do we need to add one more country to the list that we cannot adequately help? Personally I feel that this is none of our business, and we need to leave it where it is at. Sure it is fine that Obama stopped economic trade with Russia this seems like a valid reason right? But, it should stop there. Make the people happy in the United States then step aside and wait to see what happens. If it becomes apparent that the United States will be in jeopardy because of Russian forces, then this is when we need to take a seat at the table. Until then why mess with an invasion that has nothing to do with United States citizens in any
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The conflict between the Ukraine and Russia is the Ukraine's most long-standing and deadly crisis; since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union. The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine stems from more than twenty years of weak governance, the government’s inability to promote a coherent executive branch policy, an economy dominated by oligarchs and rife with corruption, heavy reliance on Russia, and distinct differences between Ukraine's population from both Eastern and Western regions in terms of linguistics, religion and ethnicity (Lucas 2009).
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