What is the Background and Reasons of Russia-Ukrain Conflict?

                                                          RUSSIA – UKRAINE CONFLICT

Prolusion
1. The world is passing the ongoing Russia – Ukraine conflict, which has significant impacts on the overall security situation of the whole world. Russia has raided Ukraine and Ukrainians are seeking hard to defend their motherland.

2. We are living in a demanding time with mischievous challenges now. Understanding the geopolitics is truly important for all future leaders to gain deeper understanding of global issues. Polarization of world power and ways to guard public interest in relation to that has to be understood fluently for fostering our own public interest.

What is the Background of Russia Ukraine Conflict?

5. 20th century ended with the departure of Russian Empire. The gigantic empire of USSR with an area of over 22 million square kilometer having direct access to three abysms, the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic Ocean. Russia, the legit heir of former USSR, has an area of nearly 17 million square kilometers, encompassing one eighth of the land itself. Still, it still residue the status with the largest territorial extent and 60 of profitable eventuality with 150 million populations( constituting2.5 of world) which is huge in number.

  a. Balance of Power.  Ever since Ukraine resoluteness from the Soviet Union, both Russia and USA have tried for lower influence in the country in order to keep the balance of power.

  b. Buffer Zone for Western Countries. For US and EU, Ukraine is a vital buffer between Russia and the West. As pressures rise with Russia, the US and the EU are increasingly determined to keep Ukraine down from Russian influence.

  c. Russian Interest in Black Sea. The unique terrain of the Black Sea region offers several geopolitical advantages to Russia. Firstly, it's an imp crossroads and strategic crossroad for the entire region. Secondly, the region is an important vehicle corridor for goods and energy.

  d. Invasion of Crimea.  Previously Crimea was the part of Russia but in 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave Ukraine a gift, Crimea. Still, Russia seized Crimea, the southern portion of Ukraine in 2014. The incursion and posterior annexation of Crimea has given Russia a maritime upper hand in the region.

What is the Present Sit of Ukraine?

10.  Let us look back from 2014:

a. The extremity in Ukraine began with protests in November 2013 against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to reject a deal for lower profitable integration with the European Union.

b. After a violent crackdown by state security forces, President Yanukovych fled the country in February 2014.

c. The fortified conflict in Ukraine first erupted in early 2014 along the anterior line that separates Russian and Ukrainian controlled border presently called Donbas region.

d. In October 2021, Russia began moving colors and military outfit near its border with Ukraine.

By December, further than one hundred thousand Russian colors were in place near the Russia- Ukraine border.

f. In early February 2022, the largest deployment of Russian colors to its border with Belarus since the end of the Cold War.

g. In late February 2022, the United States advised that Russia intended to incursion Ukraine, citing Russia’s growing military presence at the Russia- Ukraine border.


What are the Implications of the Crisis?

11. The overall implications for this ongoing extremity are really a matter of stress over the world. The overall implications are as fil:

a. The Part of UN. The main function of the United Nations is to save international peace and security, to take applicable action against an aggressor. Now, regarding ongoing situation in Ukraine the part of UN is questioned.

b. The Part of EU. European Union plays important places in tact, the creation of mortal rights, trade, development and humanitarian aid EU is also failed to apply their active part in present sit.

c. The Part of NATO. The NATO is a political and military alliance which purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means. Though Ukraine is not a member of NATO but Ukraine joined NATO's enhanced occasion mate interoperability program on 12th June 2020. Presently ongoing extremity NATO is failed to give his hand in favour of Ukraine after being constantly asked by Ukrainian president.

d. The Part of Neighbouring Country. Belarus shared his southern side, Poland shared eastern side, Romania shared his northern- eastern side of his border with Ukraine but at this moment all these neighbouring countries are silent on this issue which is truly unfortunate for Ukraine. Still, the neighbouring countries are formerly affected by exile extremity. In fact, Belarus has given his land to Russia for attacking Ukraine.

e. Deteriorating Relations with USA. The conflict in Ukraine risks further deterioration of US- Russia relations and lower escalation if Russia expands its presence in Ukraine or into NATO countries. USA could stop this extremity simply icing to Russia that Ukraine is not going to join NATO. But President Baiden did not announce that rather assessed lot of clearances on Russia, Belarus, Nord Stream 2 design which basically indicates USA wants to take advantage from this ongoing extremity.

f. Shift NATO Focus to Western Europe. In present days NATO has given his concern to dominate the eastern side of Europe which is a trouble to Russia but for this ongoing extremity in future NATO has to lift his focus from eastern side to western side of Europe.