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The conflict in the Ukraine started as a result of

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Russia's interest in Ukraine's coal deposits.

Russia's interest in Ukraine's Black Sea tourist industry.

Russia's interest in Ukraine's Black Sea tourist industry.

ignoring early signs of the Chernobyl disaster in the 1980s.

ignoring early signs of the Chernobyl disaster in the 1980s.

the Russian minority declaring they were endangered in Ukraine.

the Russian minority declaring they were endangered in Ukraine.

Russia's interest in Crimea's oil deposits.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the Russian minority declaring they were endangered in Ukraine.

Russia used the stated need to protect ethnic Russians/Russian speakers as a pretext for intervention (notably in Crimea and eastern Ukraine).