War hits home at fort
Russia-Ukraine The history of Russia and Ukraine has always been connected. When 2 come from the same seed, nothing can truly be separated. I feel like facts are needed for you guys, trappers. I compiled some information, so you could untangle and understand, and do your best to help out, right now.
What can you do? Be careful. Do your due diligence first, as many people, sadly, have taken up to creating fake charities and scamming people. I made sure to check these ones, but if you find more, please check.
We are going to start with history, and I’m going to keep it as simple as I can. In the 20th century is where all of this started. This tension has been gearing up for over 50 years. I’m going to start where the conflict with Russia first started. What sparked this all off was the Russian Civil War, which was started due to doubts of stability. In 1918, Ukraine declared independence from Russia, but this was short-lived. Soviet forces later overthrow this new, independent Ukraine. Ukraine is then turned into the Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic, and is then subsumed into the Soviet Union. From 1939, till 1944, Russia annexed a lot of the land to the west of Ukraine, which now makes up Western Ukraine. In 1991, Ukraine declared independence, and at the same time, the Soviet Union was dissolved. Later, in 1994, under the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine gave up some of its artillery that it had, in order for a commitment from Moscow to respect the independence of Ukraine.
Razom for Ukraine. A nonprofit collecting donations to help aid and provide medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and more. Has been open since 2013. GlobalGiving. They now have a Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, and are using it to give refuge to Ukrainian Refugees. Doctors Without Borders. They have been working to help people, even in huge crises like this. They provide medical care. UNICEF. They are giving supplies for education, families, and children. They bring water, protect children and families, and more.
Now we are hopping into more recent years. In February of 2014, there were protests. People were angry, and rightfully so, saying that Ukraine’s leadership had turned towards violation of human rights, and saw government corruption and abuse of power. Fast forward through events, and Russia has new leadership. Fast forward to 2019, President Zelensky is elected. He tries to make peace with Russia. It fails.
There are tons more too. Make sure to help, as these people are in a dire situation. Please remember that they all have feelings too, and they are in trouble. Do your best to help support Ukraine, and always remember, the ultimate goal, should always be peace.
And now. As Russia tries to stop Ukraine from drifting away to NATO, and starts a war. Many people, Ukrainians and Russians alike, don’t want this, and this is truly the fault of a power hungry government. I have a list, if you want to help.
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