Why did Ukraine split?

The division of Ukraine is mainly due to the interweaving of political, historical, economic and cultural factors.

1. Political reasons: On 20 14, 1, Ukrainian President Yanukovych suddenly announced that he would suspend the signing of the Agreement on Strengthening Cooperation and Free Trade with the European Union, and instead signed an in-depth cooperation agreement with Russia. It triggered strong protests and differences at home and abroad in Ukraine, which led to the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis in 20 14. In this crisis, the Russian nation in southeastern Ukraine and Crimea strongly opposed the political line of Yanukovych's government and even declared independence and joined Russia.

2. Historical reasons: Ukraine is a multi-ethnic and multilingual country, which was ruled by Russia, Poland, Austria and other big countries in history. These historical traces lead to great differences in language, culture and religion between the east and the west of Ukraine, which makes people in different regions have different identities and demands.

3. Economic reasons: Ukraine is a developing economy, the eastern region is relatively industrialized and the western region is dominated by agriculture. In economic development, the imbalance of interest distribution and development opportunities in different regions leads to the opposition and differences between the east and the west.

4. Cultural reasons: Ukraine's culture is also diversified, and the cultural components between the east and the west are quite different, which makes people in different regions have different cultural backgrounds and values, and also leads to differentiation and opposition in different regions.

To sum up, the division of Ukraine is the result of the comprehensive action of many factors, which are intertwined and interact with each other, eventually leading to the internal tear of Ukraine.