Map Of What Nations Stand For Or Against Russia

William March 2, 2022
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  • NATO, the EU and their allies have provided support to Ukraine and imposed heavy sanctions on Russia.
  • Some countries have backed Putin citing US aggression or close historic ties with Russia.
  • Others are walking on a diplomatic tightrope to avoid cutting ties with Russia, Ukraine or the West.
Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine has drawn sharp criticism from around the world with leaders lining up to denounce the Russian despot. NATO, the EU, and their allies have been providing weapons and military hardware to Ukraine while imposing harsh sanctions on Russia intended to cripple the economy. But many countries have refused to condemn the military action which has already cost the lives of hundreds of civilians, deciding to preserve their own historic or trade links with the world’s largest nation. They are trying to maintain a balancing act, fearing the consequence of upsetting Russia while not stirring up protests back home and losing Ukraine as an ally. Some have gone even further and pledged support for Putin, claiming it is the West who provoked him and he has a right to stake a claim for Ukraine through the bloody war.

In 2021 and early 2022, there was a major Russian military build-up around Ukraine’s borders. NATO accused Russia of planning an invasion, which it denied. Russian President Putin criticized the enlargement of NATO as a threat to his country and demanded Ukraine be barred from ever joining the military alliance. He also expressed irredentist views, questioning Ukraine’s right to exist and claiming Ukraine was wrongfully created by Soviet Russia. On February 21st, 2022, Russia officially recognized the two self-proclaimed states in the Donbas and sent troops to the territories. Three days later, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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