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Why is Russia invading Ukraine?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Why Does Russia Think It's Doing the Right Thing?

Russia's army is bigger than ukranes, including the fact that russia is a much bigger country with a lot people to be soldiers and more money to fund a military. When the soviet union broke apart into different countries, russia kind of got to keep thesoviet military while ukraine had to start from scratch in building its army. Aaron says there are a few reasons why russian government thinks this invasion was correct but he doesn't think it can be justified.

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