15 Dec 2023 7:28 pm
Thanks for the info.jerrab » 15 Dec 2023, 8:25 pm » wrote: ↑ https://theowp.org/ukraine-declares-all ... /According to Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Decree no. 117/2021, Ukraine has committed to putting all options on the table to taking back control over the Russian annexed Crimea region. Signed on March 24th, President Zelensky has committed the country to pursue strategies that Ukrinform reports “will prepare and implement measures to ensure the de-occupation and reintegration of the peninsula.”Although Zelensky had previously indicated that he would attempt diplomacy with Russia, this decision by his government comes as the unresolved grief in the region, originating from the 2014 Ukrainian revolution/coup, appears to be coming to a dangerous head in what looks like an almost certain war. At the date of this article, Russia has responded by mobilizing many thousands of troops near the two nation’s borders in response to Ukraine’s provocations, with a senior Russian official claiming that military action “would be the beginning of the end of Ukraine.”Ignoring the annexation issue, conflict in Ukraine has raged on seven years now in a stalemate with separatist forces wishing to unsuccessfully secede in the eastern Donbas region, only to have Russian paramilitaries involve themselves because of the Ukrainian revolution/coup. To be frank, I find the ambiguity over what the revolution or coup was when it happened to confuse as little mainstream reporting has called the resulting current tensions what they ought to be viewed as a showdown between Russia and NATO-allied countries.United States President Biden, who has himself been peripherally involved with Ukraine in the Obama administration (which has spawned various speculations over the years), released a statement late February condemning Russia’s involvement in Ukraine and claimed that “Crimea is Ukraine.” In line with the previous administrations, the Pentagon announced soon afterward that nearly three-hundred-million dollars worth of military aid would be sent to Ukraine, if they meet certain conditions, to support their defence “in line with NATO principles and standards