RUSSIA-UKRAINE DEADLY GAME | HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON WAR
Global Affairs Session 43 26 May 2026 RUSSIA-UKRAINE: DEADLY GAME Shared roots, divided histories, unresolved war Ukraine and Russia share deep historical links through Kyivan Rus', but their paths diverged sharply after the Mongol invasion, leaving Ukraine to develop between competing empires while Moscow grew into a large one. Post-1991 disputes over Crimea, security and identity escalated into war in 2014 and full-scale invasion in 2022, a conflict still unresolved as of 2026.