Could Ukraine have stopped Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014?
https://kyivindependent.com/could-ukraine-have-defended-crimea-in-2014/
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Could Ukraine have stopped Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014?
https://kyivindependent.com/could-ukraine-have-defended-crimea-in-2014/
Posted by KI_official
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No. But they could have done more from 2000-2013 to keep it from happening in 2014.
Not really. If they had foreknowledge, sure, but no one does.
If it could have it would have.
Yes. By keeping their nukes in 1994
Prior to 2014, Ukraine barely had a functional military. It was also heavily integrated with the Russian military, and there was a lot of intelligence sharing between Russia and Ukraine. Even had the country not been in the midst of a revolution at the time, it’s unlikely they could have effectively resisted.
I don’t think most people appreciate how much Ukraine has changed since then. It basically *was* part of Russia in a lot of functional ways. The seizure of Crimea and the war in Donbas was a deep betrayal to Ukrainians in many ways.
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