In my next show I would like to discuss the Ukraine War.

 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/events-leading-up-russias-invasion-ukraine-2022-02-28/

In my next show I would like to discuss the Ukraine War. So Reuters to the rescue! They’ve provided a timeline of the events leading up to the war in Ukraine.

Direct Quotes:

1991: Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union, Ukraine declares independence from Moscow.

2005: Yushchenko takes power with promises to lead Ukraine out of the Kremlin's orbit, towards NATO and the EU.

2008: NATO promises Ukraine it will one day join the alliance.

February 2014: Parliament votes to remove Yanukovich after bloodshed in the protests. Within days, armed men seize parliament in the Ukrainian region of Crimea and raise the Russian flag. Moscow later annexes the territory.

2019: Former comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy is elected president.

Spring 2021: Russia begins massing troops near Ukraine's borders in what it says are training exercises.

Nov. 2021: Satellite images taken by Maxar Technologies show ongoing buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine with estimates soon surpassing 100,000 troops deployed.

Feb. 2022: Amid growing Western fears Russia could attack Ukraine, the United States says it will send 3,000 extra troops to NATO members Poland and Romania. Washington and allies say they will not send troops to Ukraine, but warn of severe economic sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin takes military action.

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