My personal view on this is that there are a more sinister plot behind all of these wars. It is not just a political reason, but an economical strategy to "reset" markets.
Just look at the major market shifts around the world, when a war is announced. The stock markets take a huge blow and "reset" for rich people to make more profits. (Insiders must know about these wars in advance and they sell before the markets start to plummet)
The manufacturers of arms and ammunition are smiling, because they make huge profits in time of war.
Governments also reduce unemployment, because civilians are called up for duty to protect their country. A lot of people are killed, so they are also reducing the population.
Reptilians, Mormons, the Khmer Rouge conspiracy, the Yakuza, Cthulhu in the end - with a rich imagination, you can attach ANY event to each of them, and even the terrorist war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine.
But there are simpler facts. Well, the rule, as ancient as the world - "look for someone who benefits" answers these questions. I will explain this from the side of a resident of Ukraine. I will give simple and verifiable facts.
The beginning of the anti-Ukrainian policy of the Kremlin did not begin in 2014 or 2022, it happened much earlier. It was put around 2005 when the pro-Russian PR lost the presidential election. Ukraine was headed by an absolutely pro-Ukrainian president. And a pro-European vector of development began to develop in Ukraine.
This is not about NATO, there is no need to try to use this topic as "it provoked Russia." About NATO, as a trigger for Russia's reaction - this is a FALSE. You can check - THE FIRST official statement about the choice of movement towards NATO appeared ... in 2018 - 4 years after the start of Russian terrorist aggression against Ukraine.
It was 2005 that marked the beginning of Russia's anti-Ukrainian doctrine. Ukraine's withdrawal from Russia's sphere of influence and transition to the European Economic Area did not bode well for Russia. There are a huge number of reasons - economic, political, and reputational losses of Russia, and much more.
After 2005, Russia poured in huge amounts of money to create a positive image of pro-Russian political forces, sabotage pro-Ukrainian politicians, and much more. The effect was obtained - in 2010 the Party of Regions headed by Yanukovych returned to power again. And until 2013, we can say there were internal processes, and until November 2013, the President adhered to his obligations to continue the European vector of development. A sharp, inexplicable rejection of the European vector, a 180-degree turn, and "we are going into the arms of Russia." The population did not accept this, and no one explained the reasons ... Then I'm sure you know what happened.
And most importantly, "who benefits?". The benefits and goals of Russia are primitive:
- Political benefits: Destroy democratic scenarios - like the Maidan in Ukraine, where the people showed that they are in power, and the president is OJABZAN to fulfill his promises to the people. For the totalitarian Kremlin, this is an unacceptable, deadly scenario.
- The economic component - without Ukraine, the economy of the Customs Union is inferior, many industrial enterprises in Ukraine provided the defense capability of Russia, supplied solutions for key areas of the economy.
- Gas and gas transportation system. In Russia, there are only main channels for pumping gas, but there are no large gas storage facilities. Without this, it is impossible to ensure contractual conditions for gas transit. In addition, already in the eastern regions (Donetsk, Lugansk region of Ukraine) huge deposits of gas were discovered. And contracts for joint development were already being prepared. Do you remember how all of a sudden all the pro-Russian media started screaming that "shale gas is EVIL!" ? Yes, yes, this happened precisely after the information about the largest deposits of shale gas in Europe, on the territory of Ukraine, appeared. And this would lead to the loss of Russia's monopolized EU gas market.
- Psychiatry
Here the problems need to be studied, but for some reason Putin decided that he was a new tsar, a collector of some fictional "Russian lands", a restorer of the USSR, and other mental nonsense.
In a word, you should not look for fairy tale stories to describe the reasons for the start of the terrorist war against Ukraine. Russia is the aggressor, Russia is the initiator.
Can you offer a logical, reasoned, and not a fantastic explanation, from the point of view, for example, this is not Russia the initiator of a terrorist attack on Ukraine, but ....? Let there be anyone, the main thing is that the arguments and common sense? It will be very interesting to listen!
The only thing I can agree with is that some countries, seeing where the situation is heading for Russia, and realizing the change in the balance of power, began to use this for their own benefit. Among such beneficiaries are China, India, Iran and some other countries that "help" Russia, some for simple enrichment, some for the implementation of their complexes ....