This book elucidates the historical origins linking Ukraine and Russia, analyzes the root causes of the Russia-Ukraine war by examining a sequence of historical events following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and evaluates its deep-seated implications for the global order.

A woman wept
A woman also wept
I can never tell apart
Which one is Russian
Which one is Ukrainian
I only know from the subtitles
Her son went to the battlefield
Her son also went to the battlefield

— Wang Jibing, Two Mothers