The First Shots

Tensions are heightening in the troubled nation of Ukraine. The first gun battle between Ukrainian army and a Russian militia began early yesterday and was deadly. FOX News reported that between these fights, five people were killed and many people were wounded during these “battles”. This is the first sign of aggression between the two nations after Russia put troop all along the border of Ukraine and of Russia. With tensions running high a war could break out at any moment and could lead to further action not only by those two countries but also could lead to intervention from countries around the world and the United Nations.
 
Even with sanctions against the nation of Russia, signs of aggression between the two enemy areas keep rising and rising. Ukraine thinks that Russia is trying to overrun the country and take over to expand its already huge country and spread the value of socialism farther west. Russia, on the other hand, is saying that all they are trying to do is protect the humanity of Ukraine and keep them in order. Obviously this is not the case. Russia is always trying to expand and become more powerful and this is a huge opportunity for them to do so. This will not only help Russia spread their ideas of Communism but it will also help gain them more power from other countries. Russia is trying to gain respect and this is the only way in their eyes to get it. It might not be the smoothest of plans but it is defiantly getting other countries like the United States to look at them and show them a bit of respect.
 
          When you really look at the whole picture and why this started it is really Ukraine’s fault. If it was not for revolts in the capital city of Kiev this would never have happened. This revolt led to uncertainty in the Ukrainian government and led to people voting for them to join the nation of Russia as a whole. Russia can use the land of Ukraine as a buffer zone against the more democratic western countries therefore helping their cause out in the long run. There is always some sort of chaos that is folding out in the eastern part of Europe and it will never be contained. It is like the Middle East, if an ideal, like Communism, is still around it will always be an issue. Somebody will always try to advocate for these values and will always cause corruption. It will never be peaceful as long as these bad ideas are still with these people.

Unless other countries get involved to stop Russia this will just be a never ending cycle of violence. Nothing good will ever come out of these corrupted nations and will always be in chaos. It does not matter how hard Ukraine tries to fend off the Russian Army because the Russians are just way to big and strong for the Ukrainians to fight. Sadly we will have to get involved to suppress these issues. Let’s just all hope that we can help stop the aggression and bring back peace and prosperity to the nation of Ukraine.