when a smaller country minding it's own business , is attacked so that it's land can be stolen to become part of the bigger country the reason is pretty clear .
Putin had said previously that Ukrainians were really russians and that he wanted to take back what he thought belonged to russia ....like Peter the great .
Turns out putin is no peter the great and the cossacks have a completely different idea about what they are , and are willing to fight for there freedom .
Others here try to make out russias sphere of influence was encroached on by NATO....but the fact is , NATO did not allow to Ukraine to join - or this war could never have happened .
