• remotelove
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    16 hours ago

    It is partially the land sure, but don’t forget where the main natural gas reserves are in Ukraine. It’s not a coincidence that Russia has been specifically targeting Donbass for years now.

    The entire function of Crimea is to help form a land bridge to grab those resources.

    • A Cool Dude@lemmy.mlOPM
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      15 hours ago

      There was literally a genocide of ethnic Russians happening in Donbas and they asked Russians for aid which the right wing government of Ukraine just let it happen