“Why does Ukraine matter?“

How the nation of Ukraine ranks:

1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;

2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;

2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);

2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);

2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;

3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)

4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;

7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)

Ukraine is an agricultural country:

1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;

3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);

1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;

2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;

3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;

4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;

5th largest rye producer in the world;

5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);

8th place in the world in wheat exports;

9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;

16th place in the world in cheese exports.

Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

Ukraine is an industrialized country:

1st in Europe in ammonia production;

2-е Europe's and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);

3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;

3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);

3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;

3rd largest iron exporter in the world.

4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;

4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;

4th place in the world in clay exports.

4th place in the world in titanium exports.

8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;

9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products;

10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).

There are those in power today who have no problem starting a war and sending soldiers off to fight and die in that war so that only Western Multinational corporation can rape that country of all it's resources.

Plus, it gives those who make weapons, a great way to test out their latest means to continue man's inhumanity to man by selling countless Billions of dollars in arms which would rather be spent on the local infrastructure and it's own people. Whereas they now pit two sides against each other by means of massive propaganda to fuel hated of each other.

Ukraine:

A 2016 survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre of the total Ukrainian population, 81.9% declared to be Christians, comprising a 63.4% who declared to be Orthodox, 8.5% Greek Rite Catholics, 7.1% simply Christians, 1.9% Protestants, and 1.0% Latin Rite Catholics. Islam comprises 2% of the population, while Judaism were the religions of 0.2% of the population each.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Ukraine#Religion

Russia:

In 2017, a survey made by the Pew Research Center showed that 73% of Russians declared themselves as Christians—out of which 71% were Orthodox, 1% were Catholic, and 2% were Other Christians, while 15% were unaffiliated, 10% were Muslims, and 1% followed other religions.[91] According to various reports, the proportion of Atheists in Russia is between 16% and 48% of the population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia#Religion

Neither side of any army benefits in the spilling of blood and in most cases the killing of one's own spiritual brethren. (Thou Shalt Not Kill!) Only the rich Oligarch's and Corporations as well as the Bankers benefit, no one else...

Keith @dogsareloyal1s