Watch: Putin's fist despite the world's threats.. Why is Russia attacking Ukraine so fiercely?

Nothing can explain wars like geography, this saying applies as much as it does to the current Russo-Ukrainian war.

It can be said that everything started with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early nineties, and the accession of the Eastern European countries, which had long played the role of the separation wall between Western Europe and the Soviet Union to NATO, which actually means the erosion of the borders between the West and the East and the gradual infiltration of the West near the Russian borders.

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, this infiltration meant two main things, the first is that Russia is no longer a great power because it has lost influence in its geographical surroundings to the benefit of its opponents, which is the main condition for any power that wants to impose a global presence, and the second and most important thing is that Russia itself It has become exposed to the security of its enemies, and that its national security is endangered in the long run.

From that point on, Ukraine gains importance for the Russians, as the eastern European country is the last buffer wall between Russia and its main opponent, NATO, which means that its accession to the Western camp means that NATO missiles will be stationed directly on Russia’s borders, which explains the fierce war that Putin is fighting it today, and his relentless refusal to make any concessions despite the fierce sanctions, unless the West expresses an explicit agreement to meet Moscow's security guarantees, the most important of which is the disarmament of Ukraine and a pledge that Kyiv will not join NATO.

In the attached video from Maidan, we simply explain to you this geopolitical dilemma that Moscow has been facing since the early 1990s, and is leading its military adventures in Ukraine today.

We explain to you, through interactive maps, how Europe's thick wall has shrunk, and how Russia's influence in its geographical surroundings has faded, with this fading its prestige as a major power.

You will eventually know why war in Ukraine is an inevitable option for Russia, and why Putin is not expected to back down any time soon.