Why does Ukraine matter so deeply to both the Western alliance and Russia?
"Beyond NATO considerations, the US made it clear that they would continueBeyond historic and ethnic factors, there is also a strong geopolitical element for both Russia and the Western bloc to get Ukraine on their side.
Russia has shown its intolerance towards any unfriendly regimes as recently seen in Belarus, which also has a long border with Moscow. Belarus, which means White Russia in English, is also a European state with a common history and culture with Russia like Ukraine. Unlike the Ukrainian revolution, Western support to Belarus amounted to words and not to any threats as US President Joe Biden has recentlyIt might also be good to remember the political position of Finland, another European state with a long border with Russia, which has chosen to be Even after the end of the Cold War, while being a member of the EU, Finland has never tried to enter NATO the way Ukraine is currently aggressively pursuing.
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