[ericmay]

So why did Russia then invade and annex Ukrainian territory? What does any of this have to do with that?

[orbifold]

I answered above in relationship to foreign interference and how sophisticated it can be. Ukraine has been of interest since the end of WWII to American intelligence, with many former Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators and Resistance fighters being approached by British and US intelligence.

[ericmay]

Yea. Also to Russian KGB and Chinese intelligence (Ukraine’s number 1 trading partner is China).

I suspect most of the foreign interference comes from China and Russia. Maybe Saudi Arabia and Iran because they want to destabilize Ukraine.