“For 70 years Ukraine was ruled by the Soviet Union and the region was at virtual peace.”
Except for that minor kerfuffle when the uncivilized russians starved 10 million Ukrainians to death. And instituted a police state so harsh the Ukrainians initially WELCOMED the nazis as liberators... until they figured out that communism and fascism are spawn of the same totalitarian socialist impulse.
Learn a little history: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/03/david-stockman/pearl-harbor-my-eye/