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> ALL wars are foundationally resource wars I can't see any conflict over resources between Russia and Ukraine. Both countries have abundant natural resources,
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> ALL wars are foundationally resource wars
I can't see any conflict over resources between Russia and Ukraine. Both countries have abundant natural resources, including minerals and water; both are large net exporters of food.
As far as I can see, that war is primarily about ideology, not natural resources. At a pinch you could argue that Russian naval access to the Black Sea is access to a natural resource; but then Russia had unquestioned access to the Black Sea before the invasion of Crimea.
- AndrewKemendo 3y ago>As far as I can see, that war is primarily about ideology, not natural resources. The area of Ukraine is and has been the Bread-Basket of Europe since pre-modernity and also is EXTREMELY strategic for logistics routes from the "East" to the "West" Which is why it has literally forever been disputed territory So yes the conflict is foundationally about food and logistics access https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/why-is-ukraine-known-as-the-breadbasket-of-europe-heres-what-it-produces-and-exports-3584361 https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/why-is-ukrai...
- denton-scratch 3y ago> and also is EXTREMELY strategic for logistics routes from the "East" to the "West" But Ukraine was serving Russia nicely as a logistics channel, until Russia started strangling its own channel by using oil and gas pipelines through Ukraine as a political lever. That behaviour long precedes 2014. If Ukraine was a vital logistics channel for Russia, why would they deliberately sabotage it? But they did this repeatedly, under cover of various transparent excuses. The "breadbasket" thing is irrelevant; it was not called "the breadbasket of Russia", because Russia didn't rely on Ukraine for food.