Historically positioned as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe, Ukraine has repeatedly been trapped in geopolitical power struggles. Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea harkens back to Cold War dynamics, where clear spheres of influence were established, and deviations were met with either direct force or the threat of it. The current conflict reignites—for those old enough to remember or those interested in history—memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Wall, and the disintegration of Yugoslavia, serving as stark reminders of a fragile equilibrium in Europe that has frequently been on the verge of shattering.
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