Currently the world is feeling very bad over the war in Ukraine, the death, the destruction, etc.
Everyone's anger has been directed towards Russia and they have been blamed for the starting the war and plunging the world into chaos.
Everyone has been pitying Ukraine. You all know this.
But wait. Why did Russia start the war? To know this you will have to understand that Ukraine was at fault.
When Ukraine insisted to join NATO, Russia kept warning them.
When Ukraine did not listen, Russia invaded. ISH News had released about it earlier.
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You all know about the story where Russia is the villain.
This is one side of the story. Let's learn about the other side of the story,
Once you know both sides of the story, you can make up your mind.
You make up your mind, let us know in the comments below.
Way back in history there was a very big instigator that annoyed Russia.
It was a catalyst for the current events. Keep on watching to learn about the provocateur.
In the late 1940s soon after the Second World War, the cold war started.
The cold war did not include bombs or missiles.
There was a lot of political tension between countries. Leaders would greet each other with a smile
and bad mouth each other behind their backs.
The Cold War between the Soviet Union, Russia, Other countries surrounding it & America
Both imposed sanctions but would greet each other with a smile. This happened during that time.
Russia wanted to test its Nuclear Missile but did not want to do it in public to avoid destruction.
They wanted a secluded land away from civilisation. Once they found the place and tested the strong missile.
It was a success. However, the USA felt very threatened by it.
They started to wonder why is Russia testing the missile? Do they plan on attacking the US? They felt very threatened.
This is why in 1949, the NATO was formed.
At that time 12 countries became a part of NATO.
NATO was set up with an objective that if any country which is a part of NATO is attacked, all the members would retaliate together.
USSR felt threatened that by this and in retaliation formed the Warsaw Pact or Warsaw Treaty Organisation.
Including the USSR, there were 8 countries in the pact.
Their objective was the same as NATO which was to defend it's member nations.
It consisted of countries like Poland and other countries.
So NATO consists of countries on the western side of the world while Warsaw is on the eastern side.
This was how the world was split into two.
But later when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. Countries like Russia, Ukraine, etc. became independant countries.
Since Russia was extremely strong, NATO asked Russia to dissolve the Warsaw Pact.
Russia was very apprehensive when NATO asked them to dissolve the Warsaw Pact after the dissolution of the USSR.
In return NATO promised to never include countries that were previously a part of the Soviet Union.
Russia asked for a signed agreement and after much discussion a decision was made.
The Warsaw Pact which comprised of countries such as Poland, Lativia, Romania, etc. was later dissolved.
Things were well until NATO betrayed Russia.
Countries such as Poland, Latvia, Romania & Estonia became members of NATO.
This was in complete violation of the agreement.
A furious Russia confronted former US Presidents George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump
about unacceptable breach in the agreement.
NATO merely shrugged it off and ignored Russia.
There was a huge debate over NATO's betrayal.
Despite the amount of evidence on the internet NATO completely ignored all of it.
But the limits were reached when NATO officially termed Ukraine as the aspiring candidates of NATO.
This was a huge shock for Russia. Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Georgia aspired to be part of NATO.
This was unacceptable for Russia. Earlier when Poland, Romania and other countries became members of NATO, Russia did nothing.
Why is it waging war and threating Ukraine now?
Moscow, the capital of Russia, is very near the border of Ukraine.
If Ukraine becomes a member of NATO then the US would station its troops in Ukraine.
A missile attack on Moscow will cripple the whole of Russia.
This was completely unacceptable to Russia and they invaded Ukraine to ensure it does not join NATO.
This is the story. Why was America two faced? America was the original instigator.
Earlier I had told you Russia feeling threatened about having NATO in Ukraine which is close to Moscow.
Imagine, if someone has murdered your neighbors and now they are close to your house? How would you react?
Would you ignore it? No right. I am sure you would think they would kill you too.
You would then unite with people to attack the murderers.
Russia felt the same. Earlier Russia had no problems.
But Ukraine joining NATO was unacceptable and thought an attack was inevitable.
They felt NATO breached the agreement to get closer Russia. This is why Russia waged war to defend its country.
Its clear that the USA was at fault here.
Russia kept confronting the US about the breach, but the US said they never made any promise to exclude the USSR countries from NATO.
Despite the various proofs availabe on the internet, the US shamelessly denied making the promise.
It is clear that the US is the main instigator in all this.
Now Ukraine's President Zelensky hoped NATO & USA would help in the war against Russia. But NATO & USA have turned their backs.
Now Zelensky feels hopeless and has said he has no wish to be a part of NATO.
It is clear that the US was the one to first light the match.
Russia's action of waging war is not justified.
At the same time, if the US stood by its promise then all would have been good.
US kept taking in new members. They went a step ahead by including those 4 countries also. This enraged Russia further.
The purpose of this article is no way intended to defend Russia’s actions.
Our aim is to help you understand history and both the sides of the story.
Now you can decide who's at fault. Russia or Ukraine? Let us know in the comments below.