... what do you wanna know? i think there's a timeline in /chug/ somewhere, but basically: > 1991 happens, country called "ukraine" appears. > it's a stitched-together monstrosity, but surely it can manage its internal differences? > it doesn't even try to. > it is is a perpetual state of "cold civil war" between the eastern side and western side. > western side has the upper hand for the most part, but then eastern candidate, yanukovich finally wins. > they coup him. he decided to peacefully let go of power. western side has the upper hand again. > he wins again. > they coup him again, harder this time. > easter ukraine goes: "hey, westshits? fuck. you. we're independent now" > russia comes and say "oi, need some help?" > eastern ukraine says "yes!" > only crimea gets enough help - russia doesn't have enough resources to annex donbass as well. > russia signs a treaty with ukraine, ukraine shits all over it. blames russia. west supports them (oh, picrel, btw. that's the streets of kiev during the second coup. yes, it's nuland) > russia does it again. ukraine does it again. > ... well, 2022 hits. > clearly there's no diplomatic solution to the issue. western ukraine (which is all that's left) wants to annihilate eastern ukraine. > russia moves in to defend them. you know the rest.
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