The Top Takeaways Ukraine is the cultural birthplace of modern Russian Slavs. Ukraine is a vital buffer state Putin wants between itself and an invasion from Western Europe. US and NATO allies are slow to move on Ukraine because NATO countries rely on massive amounts of Russian oil.
Dispatch 001: Why Ukraine? Why now?
Dispatch 001: Why Ukraine? Why now?
Dispatch 001: Why Ukraine? Why now?
The Top Takeaways Ukraine is the cultural birthplace of modern Russian Slavs. Ukraine is a vital buffer state Putin wants between itself and an invasion from Western Europe. US and NATO allies are slow to move on Ukraine because NATO countries rely on massive amounts of Russian oil.