Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Why Russia-Ukraine tensions have again reached a boiling point

This frame from a video released on April 23 by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows, Russian troops board landing vessels after drills in Crimea. Ukrainian and Western officials are worried that a Russian military buildup near Ukraine could signal plans by Moscow to invade its ex-Soviet neighbor.

More than 14,000 people have died in fighting since Russian annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Huge military maneuvers have Western leaders worried another invasion is imminent.

(Image credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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