No, it's for geopolitical reasons. The war is between Russia and NATO. Control over Ukraine is what triggered the war. NATO wants to dominate Russia by surrounding her with military bases allowing them to annihilate Russia without them being able to retaliate (RAND's MAD doctrine). Father of geopolitics H. Mackinder described territory of Ukraine and Russia as crucial for controlling Eurasia (Heartland theory). Control over resources and oil/gas pipelines is also crucial. It's the continuation of the cold war, which never really ended.

Getting rid of old equipment and testing new stuff is part of it, but it's not a reason wars are initiated. Anyone saying "it's simple" doesn't know what he's talking about.

People here need to read more. Conspiracy research used to be an intellectual endeavor but now everyone suddenly knows everything because they watched a video or got a hunch. We live in the most retarded times in history.

No, it's for geopolitical reasons. The war is between Russia and NATO. Control over Ukraine is what triggered the war. NATO wants to dominate Russia by surrounding her with military bases allowing them to annihilate Russia without them being able to retaliate (RAND's MAD doctrine). Father of geopolitics H. Mackinder described territory of Ukraine and Russia as crucial for controlling Eurasia (Heartland theory). Control over resources and oil/gas pipelines is also crucial. It's the continuation of the cold war, which never really ended.

Getting rid of old equipment and testing new stuff is part of it, but it's not a reason wars are initiated. Anyone saying "it's simple" doesn't know what he's talking about.