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Why the Ukraine war happened

Today, Explained

Was Ukraine a Part of the Soviet Union?

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During the times of the Soviet Union, was Ukraine allowed to be its own country in terms of language and culture? It goes back and forth. When they set up the Soviet Union in 1922, the initial idea is we're going to win over Ukraine. But then when Stalin comes to power in 1928, he sees a situation differently.

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