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Russia–Ukraine War. This conflict grew out of a long and complicated history between Russia and Ukraine, two countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. After Ukraine became independent in 1991, it began moving closer to Europe politically and economically. Russia saw this shift as a threat …

Russia–Ukraine War. This conflict grew out of a long and complicated history between Russia and Ukraine, two countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. After Ukraine became independent in 1991, it began moving closer to Europe politically and economically. Russia saw this shift as a threat to its influence in the region. Tensions rose sharply in 2014 when Russia took control of Crimea, a peninsula that Ukraine considered its own territory. Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine between Uk