Both Ukraine and Russia have common roots, but after months of tension and escalation both nations have plunged into a dire situation war started on February 24 of this year.
Russian troops invaded Ukraine that day and since then the fighting and suffering for the population has not ceased.
After the firefights between Ukrainians and pro-Russian rebels in the region of donbassMoscow has entered Ukraine.
Days earlier, Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, had recognized the separatist territories in Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk, controlled by pro-Russian rebels since 2014 – and announced the sending of soldiers to Donbass, further fueling tensions.
Just four days after the start of the invasionRepresentatives of Ukraine and Russia met for a first round of talks in an attempt to find a way to end hostilities, but to no avail.
LEAVE THE COUNTRY
In the first days of the confrontation, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyforbade men to leave the country to enlist in the army as a reserve, so the exodus of displaced people to neighboring countries was made up mainly of women and children.
Since then the conflict has seen various phases, Russia threatened kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the first weeks, but then, amid strong resistance, withdrew from the north of the country to focus on a new offensive in the east of the territory, in the Donbass region.
BEFORE WORLD LEADERS
“I want this aggressive Russian war to end fairly and on the basis of the UN Charter and international law,” the Ukrainian president told the rest of his G-20 counterparts in a televised appearance in Bali, Indonesia. in November.
Zelensky said Russia should give back to Ukraine Donetsk, Jershon, Lugansk and Zaporiyia, annexed by Russia in September.
Russia must reassert the territorial integrity of Ukraine within the framework of UN resolutions. It is essential to continue with the negotiations,” she said.
President Putin categorically rejected this proposal.
There is nothing to talk about Donetsk, Luhansk, Jerson and Zaporiya,” Putin said.
The Russian president said on December 14 that Russia will fight to defend its interests by all available means and actions military in Ukraine they could be extended in time. “Of course, this can be a long process,” Putin said.
After months of struggle, pain and death, the world continues to question whether there may be peace on the horizon or if war really has a long way ahead.
