Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "Ukraine war update" video.
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@sardo.numspa How can keeping hold of resources you already possess be described as "imperial gains." ? Russia is fighting to keep hold of what it already has, and has had for many years, not attempting to gain anything new.
The problem has arisen because the new country of Ukraine, created in 1991, was set on the same footprint of the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine which was a Russian creation, under Russian control. Before that the whole area was part of the Russian Empire. The idea of a country called "Ukraine" is a romantic notion created in the 19th century and, as worthy as that idea may be, it cannot include parts of what has never been Ukraine, other than parts of the Russian-controlled SSR of Ukraine.
So long as the government of the new Ukraine acknowledged Russian interests then Russia could go along with this unsatisfactory state of affairs
That all changed in 2014 and these "annexations" are, in fact, Russian attempts to prevent territory they consider to be theirs being handed over to US and European interests.
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