They were going to cut off Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol Crimea in 2014 and it is their only access to the Black Sea. Also, NATO was making moves to admit Ukraine plus Ukraine had troops in the Donbas creating hell for the Russian speaking people who live there and that combined with NATO’s push was Russia’s ‘red line’.
They were going to cut off Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol Crimea in 2014 and it is their only access to the Black Sea. Also, NATO was making moves to admit Ukraine plus Ukraine had troops in the Donbas creating hell for the Russian speaking people who live there and that combined with NATO’s push was Russia’s ‘red line’.
They were going to cut off Russia’s naval base in Sevastopol Crimea in 2014 and it is their only access to the Black Sea. Also, NATO was making moves to admit Ukraine plus Ukraine had troops in the Donbas creating hell for the Russian speaking people who live there and that combined with NATO’s push was Russia’s ‘red line’.