Russia and Ukraine Updates

Russia and the Ukraine have been having issues since 2014 with regular shelling and skirmishes occuring along the border that separates the two countries. It started with President Yanukovych fleeing after he was voted out of office during the time of violent protests at the capital, Kyiv in 2014.
The fear of invasion became worse in October 2021 when Russia began to move troops and military equipment towards the border. The fear only escalated further when social media posts showed armor, missiles, and other military weaponry were moving toward the Ukrainian border with no formal explanation, all throughout November and December 2021.
As of February 24th, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This included an attack from all sides, land, sky, and sea. Even though this attack was a full onslaught on all sides, Samuel Charap told CNBC’s “Street Signs” on Tuesday that only a fraction of Russian capabilities “have really been deployed.”
As the days continue to pass, the situation is only becoming worse. Ukrainian officials and witnesses told the Wallstreet Journal that one of the Russian airstrikes hit a children’s hospital in central Kyiv, Okhmatdyt, on Saturday night that killed one child and injured several others.
According to the Wallstreet Journal, Mr. Zelensky addressed the situation in a speech on Sunday stating, “The night was hard. What they are doing to us is revenge. It is terrorism. They have consciously chosen to hit civilians and everything that renders life normal. Power stations, hospitals, kindergartens, housing blocks—they are all targeted daily.”
Putin’s reasoning for invading Ukraine was what he calls “denazification.” According to BBC News, Putin’s goal was to protect those who have been subjected to bullying and genocide in Ukraine.
However, there has been no evidence of genocide in Ukraine since the 1930s. Therefore, Putin’s claims have been considered false.
During the beginning of this, it was unlikely to figure out what the outcome would be. Now, on Monday February 28th, negotiations between the two countries were held in Belarus. It is said that more negotiations will come to pass.
Despite the negotiations, according to NCBC, a pentagon official has stated that Russia still has its sights on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
As for the other nations in NATO, there will not be any retaliation. Ukraine is only a partner to NATO, therefore they are only able to put out sanctions against Russia and send Ukraine supplies.
Several countries have put sanctions against Russia in order to punish Putin for invading Ukraine. According to the New York Times, the United States has imposed sanctions on Russia’s main development bank, VEB, and it’s military bank. The United Kingdom banned its countries from conducting transactions with the Russian central bank. These are only two countries that have acted, but there are several other countries.

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Russia and the Ukraine have been having issues since 2014 with regular shelling and skirmishes occuring along the border that separates the two countries. It started with President Yanukovych fleeing after he was voted out of office during the time of violent protests at the capital, Kyiv in 2014.
The fear of invasion became worse in October 2021 when Russia began to move troops and military equipment towards the border. The fear only escalated further when social media posts showed armor, missiles, and other military weaponry were moving toward the Ukrainian border with no formal explanation, all throughout November and December 2021.
As of February 24th, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This included an attack from all sides, land, sky, and sea. Even though this attack was a full onslaught on all sides, Samuel Charap told CNBC’s “Street Signs” on Tuesday that only a fraction of Russian capabilities “have really been deployed.”
As the days continue to pass, the situation is only becoming worse. Ukrainian officials and witnesses told the Wallstreet Journal that one of the Russian airstrikes hit a children’s hospital in central Kyiv, Okhmatdyt, on Saturday night that killed one child and injured several others.
According to the Wallstreet Journal, Mr. Zelensky addressed the situation in a speech on Sunday stating, “The night was hard. What they are doing to us is revenge. It is terrorism. They have consciously chosen to hit civilians and everything that renders life normal. Power stations, hospitals, kindergartens, housing blocks—they are all targeted daily.”
Putin’s reasoning for invading Ukraine was what he calls “denazification.” According to BBC News, Putin’s goal was to protect those who have been subjected to bullying and genocide in Ukraine.
However, there has been no evidence of genocide in Ukraine since the 1930s. Therefore, Putin’s claims have been considered false.
During the beginning of this, it was unlikely to figure out what the outcome would be. Now, on Monday February 28th, negotiations between the two countries were held in Belarus. It is said that more negotiations will come to pass.
Despite the negotiations, according to NCBC, a pentagon official has stated that Russia still has its sights on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.
As for the other nations in NATO, there will not be any retaliation. Ukraine is only a partner to NATO, therefore they are only able to put out sanctions against Russia and send Ukraine supplies.
Several countries have put sanctions against Russia in order to punish Putin for invading Ukraine. According to the New York Times, the United States has imposed sanctions on Russia’s main development bank, VEB, and it’s military bank. The United Kingdom banned its countries from conducting transactions with the Russian central bank. These are only two countries that have acted, but there are several other countries.

Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/russia-us-ukraine-sanctions.html https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/russia-ukraine-latest-updates.html
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/28/1083581054/russia-and-ukraine-met-in-1st-negotiations-since-the-invasion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-is-russia-invading-ukraine-11645570205
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589