as tensions rise between Russia and the
West in what is perhaps their worst
confrontation since the Cold War Ukraine
remains the epicenter for the potential
break out of real war between Europe and
Russia welcome to watchmojo.com –nt
we’re counting down ten crucial facts
you should know about the Ukrainian
crisis number ten when did this crisis
begin on December 1st 1991 citizens of
the Ukraine voted overwhelmingly in
favor of independence a move that was
part of the dissolution of the Soviet
Union which happened that same year
since then the question has remained
should the Ukraine keep closer ties with
Russia or the European Union when Viktor
Yanukovich was elected president of the
Ukraine in 2004 accusations of
dishonesty and even voter fraud were
levied leading to a series of protests
called the Orange Revolution in a revote
Yanukovych’s opponent Viktor Yushchenko
was declared president but ultimately
Yanukovych was returned to the
president’s office in a 2010 election in
2013 Yanukovych backed out of his
promise to an historic trade agreement
with the EU that would have opened the
country’s borders allowing for
modernization foreign trade and economic
growth however Russia still an important
Ukrainian ally bullied the small country
into dropping the deal offering
incentives like cheap natural gas to
sweeten the pot needless to say much of
the Ukrainian population was outraged
and on November 21st 2013 they took to
the streets to express their displeasure
as the Euro Maidan movement the
dissenters who sought closer relations
with the EU and to Elst Yanukovych grew
in number from there and that’s without
even mentioning Crimea which is a region
caught between the Ukraine and Russia
that is rich in oil and gas
number nine what happened to the leaders
towards the end of January 2014 tensions
rose due to an anti-protest law imposed
by Ukrainian Parliament it was around
that time that Prime Minister Mykola
Azarov resigned unrest continued and
February saw many deadly clashes with
over 100 people killed as protesters and
police vied for control of Independence
Square before the end of the month
President Yanukovych went missing as
protesters overtook government buildings
he was later found to be in exile in
Russia but his disappearance allowed for
an election to be held in May wherein
Petro poroshenko earned a decisive
victory to become president of the
Ukraine number 8
how are the Russians involved in mid
February 2014 Ukrainian Parliament
banned Russian as a second official
language leading to an uproar in the
russian-speaking community and
ultimately to the overturning of said
law pro-russian gunmen seized key
buildings in the Crimean capital in
April 2014 coming on the heels of
Russia’s decision to approve the use of
military force in Ukraine to protect
Russian interests in a vote of
Succession residents of Crimea decided
to join Russia however world leaders and
organizations declared the vote illegal
and undemocratic as it currently stands
it is a frozen conflict as Russian
troops occupy the territory and
pro-ukrainian and Crimean Tatar xizt the
occupation of their land this would not
be so troubling to the Ukraine were it
not for the 1994 Budapest memorandum on
security assurances which called for the
removal of nuclear weapons that were
left in Ukraine following the breakup of
the USSR in exchange the Ukraine was
basically guaranteed protection from
Russian intervention
number seven who are the key players
there are two opposing factions in this
current conflict the pro Ukrainian
forces backed by Ukraine EU countries
and the United States and pro-russian
separatists amid allegations from world
leaders Russia has staunchly denied
providing military aid to the rebels
who have control of Crimea a
strategically important region under
heavy dispute NATO also plays a part in
this frozen conflict as they’ve promised
to aid Ukraine in times of illegal
occupation number six what are the legal
ramifications on July 9th 1997 Ukraine
and NATO signed a formal agreement
promising security assurances in
exchange for Ukraine giving up their
nuclear weapons formerly stated in the
event that Ukraine perceives a direct
threat to its status as a whole yet
sovereign nation NATO will intervene on
its behalf during this crisis NATO has
provided non-lethal equipment as well as
training and assistance to help
strengthen the Ukrainian military
according to Russian President Vladimir
Putin any further action in the form of
lethal equipment would entail a direct
violation of agreements reached with the
United States number five how has the
rest of the world reacted the
International reaction to the 2014
Ukrainian crisis has been Swift as many
members of the g20 union have applied
sanctions against Russia in order to
make their opinions known these
sanctions have included travel bans
transaction bans on several banks and
energy companies import restrictions and
more these measures have been taken in
order to bring about policy change
Russia has reciprocated by enforcing
their own sanctions in the form of food
import bans as well as a ban on its
airspace number four how has Russia
responded Russia has consistently denied
involvement in the fighting in Ukraine
but evidence obtained by Amnesty
International suggests that Russia is
fueling the conflict by supporting
separatists with troops and weapons at a
g20 summit in Australia in November 2014
leaders convened to discuss a number of
topics including the conflict in Ukraine
and further sanctions with many of those
heads of state asserting that Russia
should get out of Ukraine Putin left the
discussions early but not before
cryptically stating that a solution to
the Ukraine crisis was possible number
three how has the crisis affected
the economy as the situation continues
to deteriorate the economy of Ukraine is
in an extremely precarious position as
it tumbles into a deep recession
Ukraine’s strained economic ties with
neighboring Russia have resulted in
difficult adjustments in November 2014
the nation’s currency was trading at
record lows
despite help from the International
Monetary Fund to stabilize it according
to the IMF Ukraine’s economic weakness
could cause public debt to rise above 70
percent this year
as that is above its high risk threshold
rating questions have surfaced regarding
the sustainability of such a debt number
two as the conflict ended perhaps one of
the higher profile international stories
to come out of this crisis is the crash
of malaysian airlines flight mh17 in
july 2014
experts suspect it was shot down with
russians claiming ukrainians did it and
vice-versa
that disaster is only part of the reason
why on September 5th 2014 a truce was
signed by the Ukraine and pro-russian
rebels though it was meant as a
ceasefire after months of clashes that
killed thousands and displaced almost
half a million it’s estimated that over
1,000 people died as a result of the
fighting in the few months that followed
Amnesty International has called out
both sides for violations and possible
war crimes number 1 what is the outlook
for the future as tensions rise during
this conflict Russia and the West become
locked in a frozen stalemate with
Ukraine locked in the middle the US and
EU think Russia has a lot of power over
the small country while Russia refutes
the claim the only viable option
available to either party is a political
solution that would likely entail
acknowledgment of Russia’s hold on
Crimea as well as the sovereignty of
Ukraine for the moment Ukraine remains
in limbo as it balances on the delicate
edge of an ineffective ceasefire in the
hopes of avoiding a social and
humanitarian crisis within its borders
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West in what is perhaps their worst
confrontation since the Cold War Ukraine
remains the epicenter for the potential
break out of real war between Europe and
Russia welcome to watchmojo.com –nt
we’re counting down ten crucial facts
you should know about the Ukrainian
crisis number ten when did this crisis
begin on December 1st 1991 citizens of
the Ukraine voted overwhelmingly in
favor of independence a move that was
part of the dissolution of the Soviet
Union which happened that same year
since then the question has remained
should the Ukraine keep closer ties with
Russia or the European Union when Viktor
Yanukovich was elected president of the
Ukraine in 2004 accusations of
dishonesty and even voter fraud were
levied leading to a series of protests
called the Orange Revolution in a revote
Yanukovych’s opponent Viktor Yushchenko
was declared president but ultimately
Yanukovych was returned to the
president’s office in a 2010 election in
2013 Yanukovych backed out of his
promise to an historic trade agreement
with the EU that would have opened the
country’s borders allowing for
modernization foreign trade and economic
growth however Russia still an important
Ukrainian ally bullied the small country
into dropping the deal offering
incentives like cheap natural gas to
sweeten the pot needless to say much of
the Ukrainian population was outraged
and on November 21st 2013 they took to
the streets to express their displeasure
as the Euro Maidan movement the
dissenters who sought closer relations
with the EU and to Elst Yanukovych grew
in number from there and that’s without
even mentioning Crimea which is a region
caught between the Ukraine and Russia
that is rich in oil and gas
number nine what happened to the leaders
towards the end of January 2014 tensions
rose due to an anti-protest law imposed
by Ukrainian Parliament it was around
that time that Prime Minister Mykola
Azarov resigned unrest continued and
February saw many deadly clashes with
over 100 people killed as protesters and
police vied for control of Independence
Square before the end of the month
President Yanukovych went missing as
protesters overtook government buildings
he was later found to be in exile in
Russia but his disappearance allowed for
an election to be held in May wherein
Petro poroshenko earned a decisive
victory to become president of the
Ukraine number 8
how are the Russians involved in mid
February 2014 Ukrainian Parliament
banned Russian as a second official
language leading to an uproar in the
russian-speaking community and
ultimately to the overturning of said
law pro-russian gunmen seized key
buildings in the Crimean capital in
April 2014 coming on the heels of
Russia’s decision to approve the use of
military force in Ukraine to protect
Russian interests in a vote of
Succession residents of Crimea decided
to join Russia however world leaders and
organizations declared the vote illegal
and undemocratic as it currently stands
it is a frozen conflict as Russian
troops occupy the territory and
pro-ukrainian and Crimean Tatar xizt the
occupation of their land this would not
be so troubling to the Ukraine were it
not for the 1994 Budapest memorandum on
security assurances which called for the
removal of nuclear weapons that were
left in Ukraine following the breakup of
the USSR in exchange the Ukraine was
basically guaranteed protection from
Russian intervention
number seven who are the key players
there are two opposing factions in this
current conflict the pro Ukrainian
forces backed by Ukraine EU countries
and the United States and pro-russian
separatists amid allegations from world
leaders Russia has staunchly denied
providing military aid to the rebels
who have control of Crimea a
strategically important region under
heavy dispute NATO also plays a part in
this frozen conflict as they’ve promised
to aid Ukraine in times of illegal
occupation number six what are the legal
ramifications on July 9th 1997 Ukraine
and NATO signed a formal agreement
promising security assurances in
exchange for Ukraine giving up their
nuclear weapons formerly stated in the
event that Ukraine perceives a direct
threat to its status as a whole yet
sovereign nation NATO will intervene on
its behalf during this crisis NATO has
provided non-lethal equipment as well as
training and assistance to help
strengthen the Ukrainian military
according to Russian President Vladimir
Putin any further action in the form of
lethal equipment would entail a direct
violation of agreements reached with the
United States number five how has the
rest of the world reacted the
International reaction to the 2014
Ukrainian crisis has been Swift as many
members of the g20 union have applied
sanctions against Russia in order to
make their opinions known these
sanctions have included travel bans
transaction bans on several banks and
energy companies import restrictions and
more these measures have been taken in
order to bring about policy change
Russia has reciprocated by enforcing
their own sanctions in the form of food
import bans as well as a ban on its
airspace number four how has Russia
responded Russia has consistently denied
involvement in the fighting in Ukraine
but evidence obtained by Amnesty
International suggests that Russia is
fueling the conflict by supporting
separatists with troops and weapons at a
g20 summit in Australia in November 2014
leaders convened to discuss a number of
topics including the conflict in Ukraine
and further sanctions with many of those
heads of state asserting that Russia
should get out of Ukraine Putin left the
discussions early but not before
cryptically stating that a solution to
the Ukraine crisis was possible number
three how has the crisis affected
the economy as the situation continues
to deteriorate the economy of Ukraine is
in an extremely precarious position as
it tumbles into a deep recession
Ukraine’s strained economic ties with
neighboring Russia have resulted in
difficult adjustments in November 2014
the nation’s currency was trading at
record lows
despite help from the International
Monetary Fund to stabilize it according
to the IMF Ukraine’s economic weakness
could cause public debt to rise above 70
percent this year
as that is above its high risk threshold
rating questions have surfaced regarding
the sustainability of such a debt number
two as the conflict ended perhaps one of
the higher profile international stories
to come out of this crisis is the crash
of malaysian airlines flight mh17 in
july 2014
experts suspect it was shot down with
russians claiming ukrainians did it and
vice-versa
that disaster is only part of the reason
why on September 5th 2014 a truce was
signed by the Ukraine and pro-russian
rebels though it was meant as a
ceasefire after months of clashes that
killed thousands and displaced almost
half a million it’s estimated that over
1,000 people died as a result of the
fighting in the few months that followed
Amnesty International has called out
both sides for violations and possible
war crimes number 1 what is the outlook
for the future as tensions rise during
this conflict Russia and the West become
locked in a frozen stalemate with
Ukraine locked in the middle the US and
EU think Russia has a lot of power over
the small country while Russia refutes
the claim the only viable option
available to either party is a political
solution that would likely entail
acknowledgment of Russia’s hold on
Crimea as well as the sovereignty of
Ukraine for the moment Ukraine remains
in limbo as it balances on the delicate
edge of an ineffective ceasefire in the
hopes of avoiding a social and
humanitarian crisis within its borders
did these facts surprise you to vote for
which new story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com / suggests
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week
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