Major protests and demonstrations in support of the Ukrainian’s right to independence have begun taking place outside of Russian embassies in major cities across the globe, with more expected to follow this coming weekend.
After weeks of escalating tensions, the nearly 200,000 Russian troops assembled at the border of Ukraine began a broad military offensive early this morning, with many world leadersthe series of attacks could lead to the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II.
Here, a breakdown of the lead-up to and fallout from today’s conflict, and how to help vulnerable Ukrainians caught in the crossfire.The roots of the Ukraine-Russia crisis can be traced back all the way to the two countries’ origin stories, with many of the Russian nationalists backing Putin citing a special historical bond that began in the ancient world.
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