Why should Americans care about Ukraine? The answer is simple

A Ukrainian military forces serviceman exits from a tank parked in a base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022.

The standoff between Ukraine and Russia is about more than just those two countries, it’s about global security and an attempt to “rewrite rules on which the world is based”, says Ukraine’s minister of foreign affairs.

And he adds that’s precisely why Americans should care.

Dmytro Kuleba estimates Russia has between 100,000 and 130,000 troops amassed at Ukraine’s border and is capable of mounting an invasion at short notice.