On 24th of February 2022, Russian soldiers invaded Ukraine after months of training exercises along the Russian border and in neighbouring Belarus. After 8 years of tension following the removal of pro-Russian President Yanukovych and the subsequent annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin finally risked open war with Ukraine and ostracisation from the West. This left everyone begging the question of; why? What led Putin to risk everything by invading Ukraine? This is a collaboration video with fellow Youtuber Aditya Rathore, whose channel looks at geo-politics and Socio- economic issues. Together we’ll be trying to answer that question by looking at several factors we believe influenced his decision making.

Aditya Rathore's Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AdityaRathoreproduction

Sources:
https://www.vox.com/2022/2/24/22948944/putin-ukraine-nazi-russia-speech-declare-war
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changing-world-order-focusing-external-conflict-situation-ray-dalio/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/putin-ukraine-democracy/621465/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-new-ukraine-essay-reflects-imperial-ambitions/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Xy2Rz1J0XFf9NCPu1CfZE?si=3-vVNGJ2SMWhCSNFYhek9Q
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hhxiANwYWW6GIkipSU0kG?si=SvhOvH3DTumSKWlvF20zug
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/how-putin-wants-russians-to-see-the-war-in-ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9UpnWYCuSs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/escape-from-empire-ukraines-post-soviet-national-awakening/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26769481
https://twitter.com/SamRamani2/status/1501178540900982790

Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal:
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal

UN Refugee Agency:
https://www.unhcr.org/uk/

Unicef:
https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/?gclid=CjwKCAiAyPyQBhB6EiwAFUuakuFatpEvbxaRmTOlMY3Nwo3fVVpq2UOrNSikxREc9wQtIkYt6nUkRhoC2eUQAvD_BwE

Music Used:
Heroes - CO.AG Music
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=V9yVZZIBqxI&list=PLZeUAXFk7pOgEBvAx-zNPokRghhEQWT5R&index=94
Clean Soul - Kevin MacLeod
Cambodian Oddyssey - Kevin MacLeod

Send me an email if you'd be interested in doing a collaboration! historywithhilbert@gmail.com

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