‘We Need to Oppose Russia’: Ukrainians Find Common Purpose
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What Jamie wrote
There is an incredible amount of reporting on the situation in Ukraine with Russian troops amassing at the border for so-called "exercises". Amidst all the reporting about Russia and what the US says, we need to hear more from the people of Ukraine and what they want. This is a continuation of an 8 year war on the Eastern border.
The revolt prompted Mr. Putin — concerned that Ukraine was moving irrevocably toward the West — to order the annexation of Crimea and instigate a separatist war in eastern Ukraine.
It also changed the way many Ukrainians see themselves. In a poll taken in 2001, only about half the country supported Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union a decade earlier. A 2021 poll found that number had risen to 80 percent, with nearly half the country in support of NATO membership.
Incredibly challenging times for the people of Ukraine. They need our support. 🇺🇦