What exactly led to the breakup of Ukraine, and how critical was it to Russia?

For the split of Ukraine, Russia cannot be avoided, but this cannot be said to be entirely caused by Russia. Because there are also NATO led by the United States and some short-sighted politicians in Ukraine, who have joined forces to create a divided Ukraine.

In 2014, since the pro-Russian Yanukovych was overthrown, Russia, out of consideration for its own interests, ignored international law and Russian-Ukrainian bilateral laws, and actually occupied Crimea in Ukraine. , incorporating it into the vast territory of Russia. In addition, Russia continues to not give up and sends large-scale "little green men" to the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine to collude with separatist forces in the Donbas region to attack the Ukrainian Defense Forces and separate the Donbas region from Ukrainian jurisdiction. Being secretly and actually controlled by Russia, Ukraine is actually in a state of division.

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We all know that after the Cold War, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, NATO led by the United States became the dominant power. Those Western countries wanted to Expanding hegemony and implementing NATO's eastward expansion policy undoubtedly violate Russia's national interests. There is no doubt that Russia will choose a confrontational policy. The United States and Russia regard Ukraine as a new battlefield, and Ukraine is caught between the two major powers. Its interests cannot be protected, and division is inevitable.

Of course, some scholars have analyzed that Ukraine has a group of short-sighted politicians, and this is the culprit that pushed Ukraine into the quagmire of division. Those politicians have no sense of mission, no lofty spirit of serving the people, no independent vision and courage, and no belief in the supremacy of national interests. They trample the country under their feet and leave the people behind. They are a group of refined egoists. Yes, it is terrible for such a person to be in power. For the sake of their own interests, those politicians have left the country behind. The reason why Ukraine will be divided is inseparable from those politicians.