{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"","provider_url":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com","author_name":"KS","author_url":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/author\/ks\/","title":"WHY IS RUSSIA INVADING UKRAINE? -","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Etn0IsPnuK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/why-is-russia-invading-ukraine\/\">WHY IS RUSSIA INVADING UKRAINE?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/why-is-russia-invading-ukraine\/embed\/#?secret=Etn0IsPnuK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;WHY IS RUSSIA INVADING UKRAINE?&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"Etn0IsPnuK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Reporters_Notebook_-_Thriving_Kyiv_Becomes_Battle_Zone_Almost_Overnight_02-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"By Lev D. Zilbermints As the Ukraine &#8211; Russia war drags on, people worldwide are wondering: Why is Russia invading Ukraine? The answer to that is complex and has many facets. There are historical reasons, nationalistic reasons, military and psychological reasons for the invasion. These will be covered in the article. History From a historical [&hellip;]"}