Comments by "turquoisestones" (@turquisestones) on "Is This The REAL Reason For Russia's Aggression?" video.

  1. "Why did Russia invade Ukraine?" If you truly seek a direct answer, you should first understand what a loaded question is. If I asked you, "Why do you smoke?", you wouldn't be able to respond with a stright "I smoke because..." answer if you have never smoked. The same logic applies here—no matter how crazy it may sound, Russia, in fact, never invaded Ukraine. Here's the breakdown: 1) The legally elected President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, who was recognized as such by the entire world, was illegally removed from office in violation of Ukraine's very own constitution. He was ousted without impeachment, which was the only constitutional way to remove him. Thus, the new authorities came to power through a coup or a revolution (as they themselves call it), neither of which is a legally recognized method for a transfer of power under Ukraine's constitution. This, in effect, marked the collapse of the very state of Ukraine as defined in the Constitution. 2) Naturally, some regions of this now former state refused to accept the new authorities. These were Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk, all of which consequently declared their independence from Kyiv. 3) Kyiv attempted to gain control of these regions by military force. It didn't dare to do so in Crimea due to Russia’s swift intervention following the coup, but it did launch military action against Luhansk and Donetsk. In April 2014, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered shelling in these regions, killing thousands of civilians. This was, in fact, how this current war began—because it marked the first instance of bloodshed caused by the official army of one of the sides. Subsequent presidents, Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky, simply continued this policy. 4) By 2022, it had become clear that Kyiv’s regime had no intention of stopping its efforts to bring Luhansk and Donetsk under its control by military means. Instead, it was actively rearming itself with Western support (NATO). In response, Russia recognized Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states and then sent its troops into those territories. 5) Conclusion: If Russia has ever "invaded" any states in this conflict, it was Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk—all of which had already declared independence from Ukraine following the unconstitutional revolution in Kyiv, which had effectively dissolved the legal state of Ukraine.
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