I am currently doing research in order to write an essay on the current war in Ukraine. My objective is to provide background reasearch on my why it is occurring and i am wondering if the major factors are recent (modern politics, combined with Putins rise) or if there are events following the end of the USSR that affect the situation today.
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well the break up of the Soviet Union is what has indirectly lead to the current events. One of the major aspects is Sevastopol a city in the Crimea. This city was home to the Soviet Black Fleet which was a crucial part of their defence structure. This lead to many issues that caused conflict between Ukraine and Russia in the aftermath of the collapse the USSR. This seemed to be resolved in around 2010 with a treaty that gave Russia the lease to its Black Sea facilities for another 30 years or so. However with the Ukraine Government becoming more pro Western Russia felt that it's Black Sea fleet would be a sitting duck should war ever break out between Russia and the West. It all goes back to the idea of many Russians that Sevastapol and by extension all of Crimea are Russian not Ukrainian.
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