Re:The Impact of the Kaspersky Ban
by rcxdude on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @06:58PM
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It most certainly started years ago when Russia invaded and annexed parts of Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine was lukewarm at best to the idea of NATO before that (and in fact, substantial parts of it were very pro-Russia, a sentiment which quickly changed when they saw what happened to the people in the areas of Ukraine under Russian control).
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The toppling of Viktor Yanukovych after refusing to join the EU in a US sponsored revolution is what caused annexing Crimea. Crimea represents access to the black sea a very strategic location that is 90% Russian.
The black sea a very strategic location that is 90% Russian.
Between 55-80 percent of the people in these regions identify as Ukrainian, according to the most recent census.
They may also speak Russian (to some degree), but that doesn't mean they consider themselves to be ethnically "Russian", or are desperate to be reunited with the Motherland.
It just means that Ukraine is a bilingual country.
You may want to take a serious look at what sources you are pulling such obviously misleading figures from.
And in particular: at who is presenting these misleading narratives to you, and why.