Comparing Hitler’s justification for annexing the Sudetenland from Czechslovakia in 1939 to Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Both dictators used similar rationales.

Putin’s justification for invading Ukraine echo some of Hitler’s rationale for annexing the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in 1938.

On February 24, 2022, Putin announced a ‘special military action’ against Ukraine.

Nations bordering Russia are concerned about their freedom in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With the United States celebrating its independence day, how do Russia’s neighbors, including Poland, the Baltic nations, Finland, and Ukraine celebrate their independence?

Three days before the invasion of Ukraine, Putin gave a speech denying that Ukraine was an independent country and NATO was a military threat to Russia. He concluded by recognizing the independence of part of the Donbas region from Ukraine.

This post looks at Putin’s July 2021 speech entitled ‘On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians.’ The speech set the stage for Russia’s February 2022 invasion.

This post looks at Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea

This post looks at Ukraine’s history prior to Russia’s 2022 aggression.

Some politicians in Great Britain opposed the 1938 policy of German appeasement.

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announces ‘Peace in Our Time,’ with the signing of the Munich Agreements transferring the Sudetenland to Germany

How does the current war in Ukraine compare with the appeasement of Germany back in 1938?

In 1939, the Soviet Union attacked Finland, a much smaller nation. As with Ukraine, the war did not go as the Soviets expected.