One word, Donbass. This war started in 2014 when the Ukies started shelling the ethnic Russians. Both war cheerleading sides feel they are justified.
My money goes on Vlad, as viewed with facts. Make no mistake, this war ends when Vlad decides it does. Aside from the fact the Ukies are the most corrupted nation in the world, ( yes, been to both, trained Ivan’s for three years) , they are spent, a welfare nation, deenergized, depopulated, deindustrialized.
“One word, Donbass. This war started in 2014 when the Ukies started shelling the ethnic Russians.”
That’s kind of what happens when one starts a civil war, especially with the aid and assistance and support of another country.
Remember, Russia mobilized its troops in February and March 2014 to seize control of Crimea.
In March 2014, pro-Russian and anti-government (anti-Ukraine government) separatists in Donbas began protests and demonstrations against the government, at around the same time Russia annexed (illegally) Crimea. The pro-Russia “demonstrators” declared (illegally) the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR, respectively).
Armed Russian-backed separatist groups, largely from Russia, Crimea, and Eastern Ukraine, seized government buildings throughout the Donbas, leading to armed conflict with Ukrainian government forces.
Ukraine launched a military counter-offensive against pro-Russian forces in April 2014. In response, Russian artillery, personnel, and what Russia called a “humanitarian convoy” crossed the border. Russian crossings reportedly occurred both in areas that were controlled by pro-Russian forces and those that were not.
In July, 2014, the rebel forces in the Donbas shot down civilian airliner flight MH17, killing all on board. The aircraft was shot down with a missile battery supplied by Russia.
“Aside from the fact the Ukies are the most corrupted nation in the world...”
You do know, I assume, that all credible studies show that while Ukraine is corrupt, Russia is more corrupt? Look it up: There are scores of studies that show that. Russophiles ALWAYS make the claim that Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the world, when in fact their beloved Russia is even more corrupt.