Main reason of Ukraine Russia War is inclination of Ukraine to join NATO. Ukraine Russia War was to halt weapons deployments near Russian borders and roll back forces from Eastern Europe. Russia wants the West to keep Ukraine and other former Soviet nations out of NATO, but enthusiasm of Ukraine to join NATO and its inclination towards America resulted in Ukraine Russia War.
Ukraine vs Russia
Main reason of Ukraine Russia War is that Russia thinks if Ukraine is allowed to join NATO, the group would move closer to Russia’s borders. So, Russia believes Ukraine could attempt to take back Crimea if it joins NATO. Putin too expressed his concerns in this regard recently.
Ukraine Russia Conflict
Russia believes Ukraine could attempt to take back Crimea if it joins NATO. Crimea is a peninsula in Black sea and south of Ukraine. Ukraine Russia War had actually started in 2014, when Russia attacked Ukraine and captured Crimean peninsula.
Russia launched a large scale military invasion on Ukraine on 24th Feb. 2022. Ukraine is, a southwestern neighbour of Russia.
Russia and Ukraine Conflict
The Russian President demands guarantees from the West and Ukraine that it will not join and that Ukraine demilitarise and become a neutral state.
Ukraine was the most populous and industrialised republic after the Russian Soviet Republic, until regaining its independence in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The West has imposed three major economic sanctions against Russia: The first froze assets by Russian elites held in Western banks; the second excluded Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), a messaging system that connects thousands of financial institutions across the globe; the third imposed restrictions upon the Russian Central Bank, effectively financially cutting off Russia from the United States.
“SWIFT has sometimes been called the ‘nuclear option,’” Bearce said, noting the move also significantly impacts everyday Russians because it affects almost all financial transactions made in the country. “The exclusion from the SWIFT network is going to have potentially very large effects on Russian society.”
Bearce added, however, that research shows sanctions generally aren’t effective, particularly because sanctions also harm the sanctioning country (which is why the United States has seen oil prices skyrocket).
But when coupled with other policies, research shows sanctions can be effective. Bearce said an example of this could be if the West heavily arms the Ukrainian opposition, which would draw out the war and further hinder the Russian economy.
“If sanctions are going to be effective, this is a really big deal. It’s not just about getting Russia out of Ukraine but also about implications for the Russian State.”
