The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing war primarily involving Russia, Belarus, and pro-Russian forces on one side, and Ukraine on the other. Armed conflict began in February 2014 in the wake of Euro maiden, centered on the status of Crimea and parts of the Donbass, which are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.
Ukraine officially declared itself an independent country on 24 August 1991, when the communist Supreme Soviet (parliament) of Ukraine proclaimed that Ukraine would no longer follow the laws of the USSR and only the laws of the Ukrainian SSR, de facto declaring Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union. In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian conflict.
Russia attacks Ukraine: Start of World War 3? How the conflict will affect world adversely
Time will tell if the current turmoil between Russia and Ukraine escalates to World War III, but it is clearly having a negative impact on the world as of now.
Russia's declaration of war on Ukraine has sparked worldwide indignation, with nations and individuals alike censuring Russian President Putin's action. While the Russian President reiterates it is a military action in Ukraine, explosions were reported in the capital Kyiv and other parts of the country shortly after. Putin also urged Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms and return home, stating that a special military operation was being carried out to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.
Indeed, while the United States and the United Kingdom watched in horror as Russia assembled a force capable of invading Ukraine, they quickly withdrew their small contingent of military trainers and advisers. Even the bustling Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as well as other cities, will be vulnerable to attack as long as Russia's prospective invading army is massed on the borders. However, if Russia threatens a NATO member state, it would mark an absolute red line for NATO and the West. Article 5 of the NATO Treaty obligates the whole western military alliance to defend any member state that is under attack.
Ukraine is not a member of NATO, despite its stated desire to do so; something which President Putin is determined to prevent. Meanwhile, Eastern European countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, who were previously part of Moscow's orbit during the Soviet era, are all current members of NATO. They are concerned that Russian soldiers would not stop in Ukraine and will instead attack the Baltics on the guise of "coming to the rescue" guise of ethnic Russian minorities. Hence, as a deterrence, NATO has deployed reinforcements to its Eastern European members.
Moreover, the United States, the United Kingdom and several European nations have imposed sanctions on Russia in the wake of the invasion. Russia will undoubtedly respond in some way. Whereas Western corporations in Moscow are almost certainly likely to suffer, but if Putin so chooses, it might escalate. Cyberattacks, which the experts and Australian PM Scott Morrison has already warned against, could be used as "revenge." These could target banks, corporations, individuals, and even essential national infrastructure, and are notoriously difficult to trace.
The hardship now is that, after years of deteriorating relations with Moscow, Russia and the West have almost no mutual confidence left. And it's a risky setting against which to have a public spat about who's to blame for Ukraine's current turmoil. Time will tell if the current turmoil escalates to World War III, but it is clearly having a negative impact on the world right now.
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