The Russia invasion of Ukraine is the biggest military mobilization in Europe since World War II, why did Russia invade Ukraine Granddad, asked my 11-year-old grandson, here is my explanation as to how it came about, and what’s at stake for Russia, the U.S. Canada and NATO.

It felt like a scene from the Cold War, a perilous episode from a bygone era. An unpredictable Russian leader was amassing troops and tanks on a neighbor’s border. There was fear of a bloody East-West conflagration. Continue reading →