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title: "Ten articles to help you better understand Russia's invasion of Ukraine... and where SA fits in"
description: "The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having a ripple effect around the world. Daily Maverick has put together 10 articles to help you better understand the reasons for the war, the fallout, and South Africa's place in all of it."
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author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-18-why-putin-russia-war-on-ukraine/"
published: "2022-03-18T16:03:45"
updated: "2022-03-19T09:22:36"
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# Ten articles to help you better understand Russia's invasion of Ukraine... and where SA fits in

> The Russian invasion of Ukraine is having a ripple effect around the world. Daily Maverick has put together 10 articles to help you better understand the reasons for the war, the fallout, and South Africa's place in all of it.

By Daily Maverick · Published 18 March 2022, 18:03 SAST · Updated 19 March 2022, 11:22 SAST

## Content

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-10-putins-failure-of-historic-proportions-to-rewrite-history/\[/embed\]

[Putin's failure of historic proportions to rewrite history](http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-10-putins-failure-of-historic-proportions-to-rewrite-history/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-14-somewhere-something-is-gonna-blow-your-questions-on-putins-war-answered-sorta/\[/embed\]

[Somewhere, something is gonna blow: Your questions on Putin's War answered, sorta](http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-14-somewhere-something-is-gonna-blow-your-questions-on-putins-war-answered-sorta/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-17-et-tu-cyril-your-russian-petticoat-has-been-exposed/\[/embed\]

[Et tu Cyril? Your Russian petticoat has been exposed](http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-17-et-tu-cyril-your-russian-petticoat-has-been-exposed/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-03-08-china-holds-the-trump-card-for-the-ultimate-survival-of-putins-russia/\[/embed\]

[China holds the trump card for the ultimate survival of Putin's Russia](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-03-08-china-holds-the-trump-card-for-the-ultimate-survival-of-putins-russia/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-17-sa-faces-growing-inflation-and-food-price-spikes-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-war-two-top-economists/\[/embed\]

[SA faces growing inflation and food price spikes in wake of Russia-Ukraine war - two top economists](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-17-sa-faces-growing-inflation-and-food-price-spikes-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-war-two-top-economists/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-18-cold-war-divisions-and-soviet-union-nostalgia-may-be-clouding-african-nations-attitudes-to-war-in-ukraine/\[/embed\]

[Cold War divisions and Soviet Union nostalgia may be clouding African nations' attitudes to war in Ukraine](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-18-cold-war-divisions-and-soviet-union-nostalgia-may-be-clouding-african-nations-attitudes-to-war-in-ukraine/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-15-stalingrad-on-the-dnieper-putin-could-resort-to-use-of-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-expert-warns/\[/embed\]

[Stalingrad on the Dnieper - Putin could resort to use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, expert warns](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-15-stalingrad-on-the-dnieper-putin-could-resort-to-use-of-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-expert-warns/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-14-what-happens-to-sas-debt-and-that-of-emerging-markets-if-russia-defaults/\[/embed\]

[What happens to SA's debt and that of emerging markets if Russia defaults?](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-14-what-happens-to-sas-debt-and-that-of-emerging-markets-if-russia-defaults/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-03-10-the-monetary-consequences-of-vladimir-putin/\[/embed\]

[The monetary consequences of Vladimir Putin](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2022-03-10-the-monetary-consequences-of-vladimir-putin/)

\[embed\]https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-15-for-the-editor-in-chief-of-marie-claire-ukraine-theres-no-glossing-over-the-brutal-reality-of-war/\[/embed\]

[For the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Ukraine, there's no glossing over the brutal reality of war](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-15-for-the-editor-in-chief-of-marie-claire-ukraine-theres-no-glossing-over-the-brutal-reality-of-war/)