Russia Ukraine war, page-28285

"Ukraine was recognised by the world in 1991. Up until then, simply part of who ever was stronger force at the time in that region. "

I'm taken aback ...so much truth in one of your posts - however the fact it was lorded over by Russia ,Poland etc over the centuriies doesn't stop it being a country in it's own right .

Consider Czec , for so long part of the Austo-Hung. Empire or Greece in the Ottoman empire etc etc ...no different

Gorby did good and Putin trying to reverse all that and turn back time