Opinion / 2 May 2022 OPINION| History, US and Nato’s push against the ‘East’ drives Ukraine war From Russia’s perspective — since the east Slavic state of Kievan-Rus circa 1053 to the betrayals of 1812, 1914 and 1941 and the broken promises from 1994, especially 2008 and 2014 — Ukraine is an integral part of Russia By Ian Liebenberg