| Line 16: |
Line 16: |
| | There are multiple issues that led to the [[Russian]] incursion into Ukraine in February 2022:<ref>[https://youtu.be/yUblV23WL4c Reasons for the War between Russia and Ukraine].</ref> | | There are multiple issues that led to the [[Russian]] incursion into Ukraine in February 2022:<ref>[https://youtu.be/yUblV23WL4c Reasons for the War between Russia and Ukraine].</ref> |
| | | | |
| − | *[[ethnic cleansing]] of native Russians in the [[Donbas]] region and unrelenting shelling of civilian communities by the [[Maidan]] regime since 2014;
| + | 1. [[ethnic cleansing]] of native Russians in the [[Donbas]] region and unrelenting shelling of civilian communities by the [[Maidan]] regime since 2014; <br> |
| − | *defending the Russian homeland against NATO aggression;
| + | 2. defending the Russian homeland against NATO aggression;<br> |
| − | *the Kyiv regime's [[discrimination]] against Russian speaking people and making them second-class citizens in the country of their birth;
| + | 3. the Kyiv regime's [[discrimination]] against Russian speaking people and making them second-class citizens in the country of their birth; <br> |
| − | *collective security between the Donbas Republics and the Russian Federation under Article 51 of the [[UN Charter]];
| + | 4. collective security between the Donbas Republics and the Russian Federation under Article 51 of the [[UN Charter]]; <br> |
| − | *the 2014 NATO overthrow of the democratically elected government;
| + | 5. the 2014 NATO overthrow of the democratically elected government;<br> |
| − | *the [[Heavenly Hundred|murder of at least one hundred protesters]] by U.S.-backed neo-Nazis during the Maidan coup;
| + | 6. the [[Heavenly Hundred|murder of at least one hundred protesters]] by U.S.-backed neo-Nazis during the Maidan coup;<br> |
| − | *the burning alive of at least 48 anti-Maidan protesters in the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre]] and subsequent cover up by the U.S.-backed Maidan regime;
| + | 7. the burning alive of at least 48 anti-Maidan protesters in the [[Odessa Trade Unions House massacre]] and subsequent cover up by the U.S.-backed Maidan regime;<br> |
| − | *existence of the Maidan regime's [[Myrotvorets]] kill list public website of "enemies of Ukraine;
| + | 8. existence of the Maidan regime's [[Myrotvorets]] kill list public website of "enemies of Ukraine;<br> |
| − | *the United States and NATO's violation of the Naval and Ground Warfare Hague Conventions;
| + | 9. the United States and NATO's violation of the Naval and Ground Warfare Hague Conventions;<br> |
| − | *NATO's desire to dismember the Russian Federation in order to seize its oil and gas reserves using Ukrainian troops as cannon fodder;
| + | 10. NATO's desire to dismember the Russian Federation in order to seize its oil and gas reserves using Ukrainian troops as cannon fodder;<br> |
| − | *continued efforts by the [[CIA]] to subvert and overthrow the legitimate governments of [[Belarus]] and Russia;
| + | 11. continued efforts by the [[CIA]] to subvert and overthrow the legitimate governments of [[Belarus]] and Russia;<br> |
| − | *[[NATO]] infiltration into [[Ukraine]] and supplying weapons and training to [[neo-Nazi]] groups;
| + | 12. [[NATO]] infiltration into [[Ukraine]] and supplying weapons and training to [[neo-Nazi]] groups;<br> |
| − | *NATO's violation of the Joint Allied Ceasefire Declaration of May 1945 ending [[World War II]] which declared membership in a Nazi organization a crime;
| + | 13. NATO's violation of the Joint Allied Ceasefire Declaration of May 1945 ending [[World War II]] which declared membership in a Nazi organization a crime;<br> |
| − | *NATO-Ukraine's destruction of monuments to soldiers who defeated Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany, and fascism and liberated the territories of Ukraine;
| + | 14. NATO-Ukraine's destruction of monuments to soldiers who defeated Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany, and fascism and liberated the territories of Ukraine;<br> |
| − | *efforts to dispose of old Soviet-era weapons stockpiles among former [[Warsaw Pact]] members and upgrade them with modern standard NATO equipment;
| + | 15. efforts to dispose of old Soviet-era weapons stockpiles among former [[Warsaw Pact]] members and upgrade them with modern standard NATO equipment;<br> |
| − | *the presence of 46 U.S. biological laboratories doing research with dangerous [[pathogens]] on the territory of Ukraine near the Russian border;
| + | 16. the presence of 46 U.S. biological laboratories doing research with dangerous [[pathogens]] on the territory of Ukraine near the Russian border; <br> |
| − | *the transformation of Ukraine into a testing ground for pharmaceutical experiments by [[Big Pharma]] in circumvention of international safety standards and to by-pass regulations, informed consent, and disclosure laws in Western countries;<ref>https://thesaker.is/empire-of-bioweapon-lies/</ref>
| + | 17. the transformation of Ukraine into a testing ground for pharmaceutical experiments by [[Big Pharma]] in circumvention of international safety standards and to by-pass regulations, informed consent, and disclosure laws in Western countries;<ref>https://thesaker.is/empire-of-bioweapon-lies/</ref><br> |
| − | *to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for the newest NATO weapons;<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/07/20/ukraine-invites-arms-makers-to-test-weapons-against-russia/</ref>
| + | 18. to turn Ukraine into a testing ground for the newest NATO weapons;<ref>https://nypost.com/2022/07/20/ukraine-invites-arms-makers-to-test-weapons-against-russia/</ref><br> |
| − | *[[Burisma]] oil and gas holdings in the [[Donets Basin]];
| + | 19. [[Burisma]] oil and gas holdings in the [[Donets Basin]];<br> |
| − | *efforts by the United States to scuttle Germany and other NATO allies dependency on Russian gas, kill the [[Nord Stream 2]] pipeline trade agreement, and force NATO allies to purchase US liquified natural gas (LGN) for home heating and cooking at higher prices;
| + | 20. efforts by the United States to scuttle Germany and other NATO allies dependency on Russian gas, kill the [[Nord Stream 2]] pipeline trade agreement, and force NATO allies to purchase US liquified natural gas (LGN) for home heating and cooking at higher prices;<br> |
| − | *competition between the [[European Union]] and the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] over the boundaries of their respective trade zones, playing a central role in the illegal [[Maidan coup]];
| + | 21. competition between the [[European Union]] and the [[Eurasian Economic Union]] over the boundaries of their respective trade zones, playing a central role in the illegal [[Maidan coup]]; <br> |
| − | *violation of the assurances given by NATO not to expand eastward beyond the Oder–Neisse line which in exchange Soviet leaders consented to the re-unification of Germany;
| + | 22. violation of the assurances given by NATO not to expand eastward beyond the Oder–Neisse line which in exchange Soviet leaders consented to the re-unification of Germany;<br> |
| − | *so the [[United States]] can place nuclear missiles on the Ukrainian border only 5 minutes from Moscow to [[blackmail]] Russia into being subservient to Washington;
| + | 23. so the [[United States]] can place nuclear missiles on the Ukrainian border only 5 minutes from Moscow to [[blackmail]] Russia into being subservient to Washington;<br> |
| − | *the U.S. withdrawal from the [[INF Treaty]];
| + | 24. the U.S. withdrawal from the [[INF Treaty]];<br> |
| − | *the [[petrodollar]] system, which [[Russia]] has the potential to compete with and disrupt;
| + | 25. the [[petrodollar]] system, which [[Russia]] has the potential to compete with and disrupt; <br> |
| − | *religious sectarian rivalry between orthodox churches claiming to be the legitimate [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] of the Ukrainian people,<ref>https://youtu.be/CM9kKNxR6rM</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/B6Lpn3lDHDY</ref> which has led to violations of religious liberty by the Kyiv regime ''per'' the UN Human Rights Commission;<ref>https://spzh.news/en/news/83910-komitet-po-pravam-cheloveka-oon-potreboval-zashhitity-verujushhih-upc-ot-nasilija</ref>
| + | 26. religious sectarian rivalry between orthodox churches claiming to be the legitimate [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] of the Ukrainian people,<ref>https://youtu.be/CM9kKNxR6rM</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/B6Lpn3lDHDY</ref> which has led to violations of religious liberty by the Kyiv regime ''per'' the UN Human Rights Commission;<ref>https://spzh.news/en/news/83910-komitet-po-pravam-cheloveka-oon-potreboval-zashhitity-verujushhih-upc-ot-nasilija</ref> <br> |
| − | *the [[Culture War]] as [[Leftists]] in [[the West]] attempt to extend their agenda into Ukraine with [[gay pride]] marches to challenge the [[conservative]] values of both Ukrainians and Russians.<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref>
| + | 27. the [[Culture War]] as [[Leftists]] in [[the West]] attempt to extend their agenda into Ukraine with [[gay pride]] marches to challenge the [[conservative]] values of both Ukrainians and Russians.<ref>http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62947</ref><br> |
| | [[File:Ukraine-and-media-1.jpeg|right|300px|thumb]] | | [[File:Ukraine-and-media-1.jpeg|right|300px|thumb]] |
| | ==1991 - 2022== | | ==1991 - 2022== |