UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE-ERA VOICES SAY RUSSIA'S EFFORT TO KEEP CONTROL HAS LASTED DECADES
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✍️ Ukraine's declaration of independence in 1991 was a monumental event, but the country's struggle for autonomy and identity has continued to this day.
👉 Ukraine declared independence in 1991, but the country's struggle for autonomy and identity has continued to this day. 👉 Russia used political pressure, social division, and the sidelining of pro-Western voices to maintain its influence over Ukraine. 👉 Ukraine's decision to surrender its nuclear arsenal to Russia in the early 1990s is seen as a major mistake. 👉 The country's tolerance towards agents of Russian influence was a major mistake. 👉 Ukraine's failure to integrate with the West and join NATO has left it vulnerable to Russian aggression.
-- #OleksandrDonii #OleksandrNechyporenko #YuriiKostenko #BorisYeltsin #LeonidKravchuk #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia #SovietUnion #politics
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