2012 discovery of oil/gas reserves
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Oil and gas reserves were drilled in the Donbas region - proved quality was poor and was not economical to frack. Western Ukraine has one of the largest known deposits of NG in Europe, however.
See War in Ukraine, I don’t know the date.
This war is about oil/gas/ports/grain/water/resources. The last time we had an oppressive regime invade their neighbor over oil & gas, an international coalition kicked his ass back to Iraq.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4050958/posts
also:
Why Russia wants to invade Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE