1ºEurope and Americans including Israel have nuclear weapons, but Russia, China, India, North Korea have nuke too including Iran whose Missiles can penetrate the whole of Europe and American combined defensive systems, therefore any miscalculation by Nato thinking they will fight Russia alone should war broke out between Russia and Nato must be arased out of their heads and get to understand that the world have change militarily and the only remedy for peace ,is if each Country can mind their economic business, otherwise for nato to assume they can attack Russia whilst North Korea or China is watching waiting for them to finish Russia in isolation just for them to come after North Korea or China is going to be meet with full force by Russia and every friends.
2º(B.A. Bible/Biology)
UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA'S SIDE IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT
WHY DID RUSSIA invade Crimea? Why did Russia invade the main body of Ukraine? I will begin by answering the second question first.
The biggest problem of all that Russia has with Ukraine is concerning the issue of Ukraine seeking to join NATO. What Russia is asking from Ukraine is entirely reasonable and fair. Russia has every right to demand that Ukraine not join NATO. If Ukraine became a member of NATO, the U.S. and NATO countries would place nuclear missiles throughout Ukraine pointing towards Russia. Ukraine is as big as the state of Texas so there is a lot of land that NATO can use for deploying missiles aimed at Russia.
All Russia asked is that we guarantee that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. Our government in Washington would not guarantee that simple request, and so Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States promised (verbally) to Russia in 1991 that NATO will not expand further eastward after the fall of the Soviet Union. We did not keep our word.
Those who argue that NATO is strictly defensive don’t have a leg to stand on. NATO was used offensively against Libya in over-throwing Muammar Gaddafi. And something defensive can quickly be turned offensive. If Ukraine became part of NATO the anti-Russian elements in Ukraine, and there are many of them, may easily be emboldened to harass Russia with no fear because NATO protects them.
NATO is no longer necessary. Russia is not the former communist Soviet Union. Russia is no longer an official atheist country. Russia has a free-market economy where Russians can own and operate private businesses. Russia is not a threat to the U.S., but the U.S. is becoming a threat to Russia in insisting on expanding NATO, which Russia rightly sees as a threat.
Obviously, Russia cannot wait until Ukraine joins NATO before invading because it will be too late by then. If Russia waits until Ukraine gains membership into NATO then any attack on Ukraine will be considered an attack on all NATO countries and we will have a nuclear WWIII. Russia's rational preemptive attack on Ukraine was for its own security.
Russians in Ukraine are looked down upon and considered as second-class citizens. Russian Ukrainians are not allowed to vote in Ukrainian presidential elections, although they are citizens of Ukraine. They're not even allowed to teach Russian in schools, even in areas of Ukraine that are predominantly Russian (i.e. Eastern Ukraine). Also, their tax money had been spent and used mainly for non-Russian Ukrainians.
Ukrainian persecution of the majority Russian population in Eastern Ukraine is why Russia had invaded Crimea and annexed Crimea and other territories in Ukraine. The Russians are the majority in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine and they voted to become part of Russia! Russia isn't interested in the headache of conquering Europe! This is a regional issue, but the West is making it into more than what it is.
Russia isn't interested in conquering Europe. Western European nations (NATO) have nuclear weapons and Russia does not want a nuclear war with NATO nations. Russia isn't interested in the cost of subduing and controlling millions and millions and millions of western Europeans. Russia wanted Russians in Ukraine to be treated with respect and dignity and because they weren't being treated fairly Russia took matters into its own hands.
Russia has repeatedly said that it would stop the war immediately if Zelensky agrees that Ukraine will not join NATO and Zelensky recognizes that the Russian majority populated territories (of eastern Ukraine) captured by Russia now belong permanently to Russia. Anything less is not a permanent solution. That's why Putin won't agree to a ceasefire.
Is it worth it for us Americans to risk a possible nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine? Is it worth it for our country to be bombed by Russian missiles (nuclear or non-nuclear) for Ukraine?
* The author, Babu G. Ranganathan, has his B.A. degree with concentrations in theology and biology, and has been recognized for his writings on religion and science in the 24th edition of Marquis “Who’s Who in the East.”