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Well after Euromaidan the Ukrainian government started implementing hostile policies towards their Russian-speaking population, A sequence of choices that led them to where they are now.
Ukrainization in modern Ukraine[edit]
Main article: Ukrainization
See also: Russian book ban in Ukraine
Since the Euromaidan of 2013-2014, the Ukrainian government has issued several laws aimed at encouraging Ukrainization in the media, in education and in other spheres.
In February 2017, the Ukrainian government banned the commercial importation of books from Russia, which had accounted for up to 60% of all titles sold in Ukraine.[17]
On May 23, 2017, the Ukrainian parliament approved the law that most broadcast content should be in Ukrainian (75% of national carriers and 50% of local carriers).
The 2017 law on education provides that Ukrainian language is the language of education at all levels except for one or more subjects that are allowed to be taught in two or more languages, namely English or one of the other official languages of the European Union (i.e. excluding Russian).[18] The law does state that persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of Ukraine are guaranteed the right to study at public pre-school institutes and primary schools in "the language of instruction of the respective indigenous people, along with the state language of instruction" in separate classes or groups.[18] The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed concern with this measure and with the lack of "real consultation" with the representatives of national minorities.[19] In July 2018, The Mykolaiv Okrug Administrative Court liquidated the status of Russian as a regional language, on the suit (bringing to the norms of the national legislation due to the recognition of the law "On the principles of the state language policy" by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine as unconstitutional) of the First Deputy Prosecutor of the Mykolaiv Oblast.[20] In October and December 2018, parliaments of the city of Kherson and of Kharkiv Oblast also abolished the status of the Russian language as a regional one.[21]
In January 2022, a law requiring all print media to be published in Ukrainian came into force. It did not ban publication in Russian, however it stipulated that a Ukrainian version of equivalent circulation and scope must be published - which is not a profitable option for publishers. Critics argue that the law could disenfranchise the country's Russian-speakers.[22]
Russian language in Ukraine - Wikipedia
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Wrong. At that time Ukraine needed 15 billion Dollar to pay the dept or go bankrupt. Ukraine first ask EU to give them credit and also join EU. But the EU only offer 6 billion Dollar. This was not enough to hold up Ukraine state and so Ukraine asks Russia and Russia gave Ukraine 15 billion Dollar with the condition that Ukraine do not join the EU or NATO. Ukraine take it and short time later the Maidan emerged with the help of US and EU. It was a coup.
(He also mentions that the relations between France and Turkey have gained a new momentum and they want to continue this after the elections in France.
Russians needed if they want to win. Shooting ballistic missiles doesn't get you what you want if you have no control. They have already hit Russian soil in the early days of the war. Since Russia is invading Ukraine, Ukraine is not much concerned how daring it is.No Russian needed in Ukraine. Simple Iskander strikes from Belarus will do. Ukraine does not dare to attack Belarus and Russia soil.
There is no rear areas, they are getting attacked from all sides.That's good enough for rear areas
Wow 2 years......That's actually quite generous. I will mark them off around 7-9 months, 1 year top if they squeeze every penny under the current economic situation. And that is if they have made some serious progress (again, like taking Mariupol) soon.Russia has 5 million draft eligible men, out of 15m total military age men (18-35,) but this statistics omits emigration, which is also uniquely huge for Russia. So we think at least 1m draft evader rich kids who live in the West, London included.
At most, half of that can be mobilised, without the economy going belly up completely.
But Russian military is materially incapable of accomodating so much upkeep, and not be able to process so many new soldiers.
In 2007, if I remember correct, our military instructor told what are the wartime material capacity of nearby countries for troop support. Russia was only 1.5m, and that was at the time when Russian economy was doing like 3-4 times better.
I would risk to say that current Russian 1m army is dictated by their current material limits, and at most a surge can raise it to 1 2m-1.3m, while also trashing the economy more.
They can at most sustain war for 2 years, if they completely disregard their soldiers lives, and know that they will collapse anyways.
Not really, they have to fly low to hit their targets which means more vulnerable to anti air. Also if they missed their targets especially Ukrainian forces, then better for the Ukrainians.This is actually a bad thing for Ukraine
In Russia they are not ? The biggest country is the World with all the recources and the average pay more than two times lower than in Poland, where the export speciality is furniture and componets for the German economy ?
Really where is the Russian money ? Yachts ? Palaces ? Definately not in the army.
Ukraine is the country being invaded. Striking Russian staging areas is well within their rights.
Heavier weapons are needed.
Sure if they join NATO after the war. I believe they should be giving Polish MiGs delivered by land and concealed and Russian made tanks that Zelenskyy wants as well as Russian made SAMs, Russia can't do anything about it, and we need to treat this as brinkmanship, the U.S. government needs to be less risk averse on this. And very symbolic long term in helping Ukraine back on its feet and trust NATO in future if they still join. Can't be Western tanks because of training and such and the ammo used is different than the Ukrainian ones which are 125mm cannons. Too much logistics for that. With captured tanks and their own, they can use the same caliber.It’s a shame the new US Army Precision Strike Missile isn’t quite ready for prime time yet. That’d be a perfect weapon for the Ukrainians.
Sure if they join NATO after the war. I believe they should be giving Polish MiGs delivered by land and concealed and Russian made tanks that Zelenskyy wants as well as Russian made SAMs, Russia can't do anything about it, and we need to treat this as brinkmanship, the U.S. government needs to be less risk averse on this. And very symbolic long term in helping Ukraine back on its feet and trust NATO in future if they still join. Can't be Western tanks because of training and such and the ammo used is different than the Ukrainian ones which are 125mm cannons. Too much logistics for that. With captured tanks and their own, they can use the same caliber.