Neither US nor Europe, Ukraine got destroyed due to…, how it proved beneficial for Russia

According to the podcast “GetSetFly Facts,” Russia was paying transit fees for the pipeline, but Petro demanded a 51% stake in it.

New Delhi: Did Russia ever try to go to war against Ukraine? A significant part of the world believes that Vladimir Putin never intended to go to war against Zelensky. In fact, there was once a deep friendship between the two nations. While Russia is now accused of annexing Crimea, there was a time when Russia gifted Crimea to Ukraine out of goodwill. To recall, Ukraine had always placed its trust on Russia and even handed over its nuclear weapons to Russia under the Nuclear Ban Treaty.

So, how did such a deep animosity develop between them? Surprisingly, the roots of this conflict can be traced back to a famous TV show that pushed Ukraine towards the brink of destruction.

In 1991, after the dissolution of the USSR, Ukraine got from Russia, but it had a significant population of Russian-speaking people who always leaned towards Russia. The two nations always maintained a very codial relationship, but over time, Russia’s influence in Ukraine’s western regions diminished while the influence of Western countries grew. However, in the eastern regions, Russia’s influence remained strong.

Until 2014, both Russia and Ukraine maintained very good relations. However, when the European Union invited Ukraine to sign a “Free Trade Agreement,” Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych not only declined the offer but also chose to join the Eurasian Economic Union, a trade group of former USSR countries.

Reportedly, this action by Ukraine angered the European Union, which began trying to sway Ukraine into its fold—a strategy that eventually succeeded.

As soon as Petro Poroshenko became president, he signed a “Free Trade Agreement,” making the EU Ukraine’s largest trading partner while starting to antagonize its old ally, Russia. The move was also seen as Ukraine’s action to please his benefactors, the US and Europe.

The dispute between Russia and Ukraine began over the gas pipeline that passes through Ukraine to Europe. According to the podcast “GetSetFly Facts,” Russia was paying transit fees for the pipeline, but Petro demanded a 51% stake in it.