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T oday, w e w ill b e e x plo rin g t h e c o nte xt o f w hat i s h ap pen in g i n U kra in e a n d b uild a b ase o f k now le d ge t o u nders ta n d w hy t h is m ay b e o ccu rrin g. M ak in g s e n se o f a c ris is T he “ N ea r A bro ad ” ● U kra in e w as u nder t h e c o ntr o l o f R ussia /M osc o w f o r c en tu rie s, a n d w as c o nsid ere d t o b e o ne o ut o f 1 5 “ S ovie t S ocia lis t R ep ublic s” i n t h e “ U .S .S .R .” u ntil i t b ro ke u p i n 1 991 a n d g ain ed i n dep en den ce. A s y ou w atc h t h e v id eo o f P ro fe sso r R obert L eg vold e x pla in in g t h e “ n ear a b ro ad ,” a n sw er t h e f o llo w in g: W hat i s t h e “ n ear a b ro ad ?” ● D esc rib e t h e “ n ear a b ro ad ” i n y our o w n w ord s: T he 1 5 s o vie t s ta te s ● W hic h n atio ns a re c o nsid ere d a p art o f t h is “ n ear a b ro ad ,” a n d w hat d oes L eg vold s a y s o m e p eo ple b elie v e R ussia i s t r y in g t o d o i n t h is “ n ear a b ro ad ?” R ussia ’s n eig h bors ● A nsw er t h e f o llo w in g a s y ou w atc h P ro fe sso r D ougla s B lu m e x pla in R ussia ’s r e la tio nsh ip w ith n eig hborin g c o untr ie s: H ow d o R ussia ’s n eig hbors r e g ard R ussia ? ● W hat f a cto rs h av e i n flu en ced t h e p olic y d ecis io ns o f R ussia ’s n eig hbors ? ● W hat f o rm er S ovie t r e p ublic s h av e j o in ed N ATO ? W hic h f o rm er R ep ublic s h av e w an te d t o j o in N ATO , b ut h av e n ot j o in ed ? ● W hat h ap pen ed i n t h e c o untr y o f G eo rg ia i n 2 008? R ussia a n d U kra in e ● A nsw er t h e f o llo w in g a s y ou w atc h P ro fe sso r P atr ic ia H erlih y e x pla in R ussia ’s r e la tio nsh ip w ith U kra in e : W hat i s R ussia ’s r e la tio nsh ip w ith U kra in e? ● W hat v ie w d o m an y R ussia n s h av e o f U kra in e’s i n dep en den ce? ● W hat a re s o m e o f t h e h is to ric al o rig in s o f d is a g re em en t b etw een R ussia a n d U kra in e?

C hartin g t h e C ris is ● U se t h is r e ad in g t o g ain a b ette r u nders ta n din g o f e v en ts t h at l e d t o t h e c u rre n t s itu atio n i n U kra in e. T im elin e :

L is t t h e c ritic al e v en ts t h at t o ok p la ce i n e ach o f t h e f o llo w in g y ears w ith r e g ard t o t h e c ris is i n U kra in e: Y EA R K EY E V EN T(S ) 1 949 N ATO w as c re ate d 1 991 U kra in e b ecam e a n i n dep en den t c o untr y 2 008 D is c u ssio n a b out t h e p ossib ility o f U kra in e j o in in g N ATO 2 014 R ussia u se d m ilita ry f o rc e t o a n nex t h e C rim ean p en in su la a n d c la im i t f ro m U kra in e a s p art o f R ussia 2 021-2 022 B uild up u p R ussia n m ilita ry a ro und U kra in e's b ord ers - P ossib le i n vasio n I n te rn atio nal P ers p ectiv es :

H ow d o t h ese c o untr ie s/in te rn atio nal b odie s v ie w t h e c ris is ? U kra in e D eep ly c o ncern ed U nite d S ta te s S upplie d w eap ons a n d t r a in in g f o r U kra in ia n s o ld ie rs R ussia D en ie s t h ey w ill i n vad e E uro pean U nio n S tr o ng s u pport f o r U kra in e P erc ep tio n s o f a C ris is ● U se t h ese p olitic al c arto ons t o g ain p ers p ectiv e o n h ow t h is c ris is i s p erc eiv ed b y c arto onis ts . C arto on 1 ● S ym bols : ● M ain I d ea/M essa g e: ● D o y ou a g re e w ith t h e m essa g e, a n d e x pla in : C arto on 2 ● S ym bols : “ U kra in e T en sio ns R is e ”. T he G ra n dpa s a y s “ is t h ere a g ood t im e t o s ta rt a w ar? ” ● M ain I d ea/M essa g e: T here ’s n ev er a g ood t im e t o s ta rt w ar a n d w ar h ap pen s w hen i t h ap pen s ● D o y ou a g re e w ith t h e m essa g e, a n d e x pla in : Y es b ecau se , t h ere ’s n ev er a p ro per o r b est t im e t o s ta rt w ar, i f w ar c o m es a t a t im e t h en i t c o m es a t t h at t im e C arto on 3 ● S ym bols : ● M ain I d ea/M essa g e: ● D o y ou a g re e w ith t h e m essa g e, a n d e x pla in : C arto on 4 ● S ym bols : ● M ain I d ea/M essa g e: ● D o y ou a g re e w ith t h e m essa g e, a n d e x pla in : O vera ll… ● W hic h t e ch niq ues d id y ou v ie w a s m ost e ff e ctiv e i n a llo w in g t h e c arto onis t t o g et t h eir p oin t a cro ss, a n d w hy? ● W hic h o f t h ese w ould y ou u se a s a h ea dlin e i n e x pla in in g t h e c u rre n t s itu atio n i n U kra in e? W hy d o y ou f e el t h is w ay ( fo r e x am ple , i s i t t h e b est v is u al r e p re se n ta tio n, i s i t t h ought- p ro vo kin g , e tc .) . T he S itu atio n T oday ● F in d o ne a rtic le f ro m a r e p uta b le n ew s s o urc e t h at e x pla in s t h e m ost r e cen t s itu atio n i n U kra in e. S um mariz e t h e a rtic le b elo w , a n d c ite y o ur s o urc e .