{"id":32529,"date":"2023-02-24T02:42:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=32529"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:13:12","slug":"one-year-of-war-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"One year of war in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What\u2019s in today\u2019s article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the Background of Russia-Ukraine conflict?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why Russia invaded Ukraine?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>News Summary: One year of war in Ukraine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s the current status of the war?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How has Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine reshaped the geopolitics of the world?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine is exactly a year old today. Calculations on both sides that this would be a short, swift war have proved wrong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/UiHmSN4Z_GjlQNaeInxc0aFTVD9F4L-ftASQR-hgLvvTumK47dG7DOb89ToQmrPcyRtcRG0JqYjfwvtvFEbiAsPGjxLodZRxF_VZDVZcsplYRKqU3KHvjqzU8Z-wQGnRP155CG4wDvfHBlgd4q5low\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image caption: Ukraine War &#8211; Timeline<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the Background of Russia-Ukraine conflict?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalated in late 2013 over a landmark political and trade deal with the European Union.\n<ul>\n<li>After the pro-Russian then-President, Viktor Yanukovych, suspended the talks weeks of protests in Kyiv erupted into violence. Soon, the then pro-Russian President was ousted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Russia responded by invading Crimea, which was a part of Ukraine, and annexing it in March 2014.\n<ul>\n<li>Russia invaded Crimea on the pretext that it was defending its interests and those of Russian-speaking citizens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Shortly afterwards, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine&#8217;s Donetsk and Luhansk regions declared their independence from Kyiv (capital of Ukraine).\n<ul>\n<li>They established their own autonomous state called Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Russia, in February 2022, recognised the independence of these two regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kyiv and Moscow signed a peace deal in Minsk in 2015. It was brokered by France and Germany. But it could not bring peace in the region.<\/li>\n<li>Later, in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine in a televised address.\n<ul>\n<li>He said the military action announced by Russia will seek to demilitarize Ukraine and came in response to threats from Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Russia invaded Ukraine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russia wanted a guarantee Ukraine can never join NATO<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia&#8217;s main demand was a commitment from NATO to end its further expansion into former Soviet republics \u2014 especially Ukraine.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia wants NATO arms out of Eastern Europe<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia wants NATO to stop deploying its weapons and forces in countries in Central and Eastern Europe that joined the alliance after 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia wants a ban on NATO missiles within striking distance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia has nervously watched as NATO has demonstrated it can deepen its involvement in Ukraine \u2014 providing weapons and training.<\/li>\n<li>NATO missiles on Ukrainian soil might pose serious threat to Russia\u2019s security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia wants autonomy for eastern Ukraine<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia says Ukraine must meet its obligations under 2015 agreements.\n<ul>\n<li>The peace deal, known as the Minsk agreements, was signed to end the fighting between Ukraine&#8217;s army and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>The Minsk agreements also provided additional autonomy to the separatist Russian-speaking territories in the Donbas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>News Summary: One year of war in Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, there are signs of escalation everywhere.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The West has recently announced the supply of more advanced weapons to Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the conflict.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In response, Russian President announced the suspension of his country\u2019s participation in the New Start treaty, which could trigger a nuclear arms race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s the current status of the war?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/ms4kiKAowb2t6BqP4QyE0oirNtGHTAs1ZyBmhLkscyC4W4gv0Ky1Po0Aq9arRG3fSzY2NMTHB-UKyXPgRBOaG-vNKQgvAKZ-5hg01kMfHrZwe5c6dGYFF8SVpkjV9ETrVZClfpCkWH3eLSf055QPcw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Image caption: Current Status of Ukraine Invasion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia is expected to launch a new offensive in the coming days. Right now, focused fighting has been going on in some flashpoints along the frontline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How has Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine reshaped the geopolitics of the world?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>European countries started to focus on its security and defence<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The alarm over the invasion brought European focus on its security and defence.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In this respect, the German turnaround from its post-World War pacifism was the most significant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Re-energised the Europe-US security alliance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>NATO has opened its door to the proposed inclusion of Sweden and Finland.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0For this inclusion, Turkey\u2019s approval is awaited. If this inclusion takes place, it will form the new military frontiers of the alliance against Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Europe at the centre of new arms race between Russia and the US<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently, Russia suspended its participation in the New START Treaty, negotiated with the US in 2011 to cap their nuclear weapons.<\/li>\n<li>The trust deficit between Russia and the West is at an-all time high. The US-led alliance is pouring weapons into Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia- China axis<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently, former Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met President Putin in Moscow in an affirmation of the friendship formalised last year as limitless.<\/li>\n<li>However, keeping its economic interests in mind, Beijing does not wish to jeopardise its Europe ties.<\/li>\n<li>Hence, over the last year, <u>China has remained at arm\u2019s distance from Russia\u2019s war<\/u> \u2013 no Chinese weapons for Moscow, and even a warning by President Xi Jinping against nuclear weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Growing interest in the Indo-Pacific and the Quad<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Earlier, the security experts had predicted that the Russia-Ukraine war would distract US interest from the Indo-Pacific, which proved to be wrong.<\/li>\n<li>Now, even European countries are showing more interest in the Indo-Pacific and the Quad than before, and want in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerns of developing nations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The war has disrupted the supply chain and the prices of energy, fertilisers and other essential commodities have increased.<\/li>\n<li>As a result, various developing countries have started to feel the heat of this war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Where is Crimea?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Crimea is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) What is NATO?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Formed in 1949 with the signing of the Washington Treaty, NATO is a security alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>NATO&#8217;s purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/one-year-of-war-in-ukraine-as-conflict-drags-on-a-changed-europe-india-under-pressure-8463325\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>One year of war in Ukraine: As conflict drags on, a changed Europe, India under pressure<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/explained-the-past-and-present-of-russias-war-in-ukraine\/article66544858.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>The Hindu<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article analyses the current status of the war between Russia and Ukraine on the completion of one year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}