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Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

  • Written by Kathryn David, Mellon Assistant Professor of Russian and East European Studies, Vanderbilt University
Why did Russia invade Ukraine?Memorial tanks at the Ukrainian Motherland Monument in Kyiv.Madeleine Kelly/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWhy did Russia invade Ukraine?

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Why did Russia invade Ukraine? – Artie W., age 9, Astoria, New York

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