Short digest of the roots of Ukrainian crisis from 1654 to present
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1654 – The Pereiaslav Treaty proclaiming reunification of Ukraine led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Russia under Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich. Ukraine had many problems with Poland, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Tatars and therefore decided to turnShort digest of the roots of Ukrainian crisis from 1654 to present
1654 – The Pereiaslav Treaty proclaiming reunification of Ukraine led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Russia under Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich. Ukraine had many problems with Poland, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Tatars and therefore decided to turn to Moscow for protection. The treaty was not perfect, and both Russian and ... Read more