Ukraine says Russia has amassed 90,000 troops on the border, and US intelligence reports say a Russian invasion of Ukraine is possible as early as next month.
Why is there tension between Russia and Ukraine, and what next? to keep track:
Ukraine says Russia has accumulated some 90,000 troops on the border.
What provoked it?
How the two sides of Russia and Ukraine stack up
what next?
A look at the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ukraine and Russia share hundreds of years of cultural, linguistic and family ties. As part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was the second most powerful Soviet republic after Russia, and was strategically, economically and culturally important. Ever since Ukraine broke away from the Soviet Union, both Russia and the West have struggled for greater influence in the country to keep the balance of power in the region in their favour.
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