Russian-Ukranian War Case Study

Ever since Russia annexed Crimea (a peninsula in Europe) from Ukraine, there has been an on-going Russian-Ukranian conflict. Since April 2014, more than 6,500 people have died due to the atrocious and barbarous war. Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia, is the location of the controversial battle. The conflict began due to Russian-originated Rebels wanting to establish a self-governing, autonomous government, non-dependent of the Ukranian one, led by Petro Poroshenko. The Rebels dwell in Donetsk, one of the largest cities in Eastern Ukraine. The population and infrastructure of Donetsk, and other cities located near it, is suffering due to continuous attacks. There has been an immense amount of fighting in Eastern Ukraine between the Rebels, and the Ukrainian forces, who are trying to protect their land. Cease-fires have …show more content…
Citizens and refugees of Eastern Ukraine, are trying to escape to numerous locations in Russia, or Western Ukraine, to avoid the haphazard circumstances, and protect themselves, and their families. This prevailing Russian-Ukranian War is one of the most austere events currently happening. An extensive amount of newspapers, TV news channels, radio stations, and Internet sites, are covering the progressing event. The war has greatly affected everyone, not only the two involved countries (Russia and Ukraine), but many other countries as well. Oil prices have significantly dropped all around the world, in the hopes of weakening the Russian economy. However, since oil is one of Canada’s biggest exports, Canada is now supposedly in a recession due to the economic changes. Alberta is known as one of the main production sites of oil, and due to the oil price drops, the Alberta crisis has begun. The Russian-Ukranian war is an unstabilized event that has affected our entire economy, this past