In recent months, the attention of the world's media has turned to the situation in Ukraine, where large groups of Russian troops have been deployed along the border. At the moment, this topic has become the top item for all news agencies. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union until 1991, yet Moscow has never given up trying to exert influence there.
With the latest tensions, high-level and top-level negotiations have been underway among many players going beyond Russia and Ukraine. The US and Nato are also in the mix. Yet, people might have questions about the situation and above all the motives of the key players in the Ukraine crisis.
First of all, the US has become a major player and has developed close diplomatic relations with the current Ukrainian government, a pro-Western one.
