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writen by ABIRA NATA in quora

The equation: the reason Indonesia invaded East Timor was because Indonesia was afraid of the rise of communist rule in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, Russia invaded Ukraine because Russia was afraid that if Ukraine joined NATO, the West would place troops in Ukraine.

Difference: Indonesia succeeded in fighting Fretilin until the Fretilin troops fled into the forest, but East Timor again separated from Indonesia in 1999 and became independent in 2002 under the name of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. Maybe the Russians didn't invade all of Ukraine and only aimed to undermine President Zelensky's power. And Russia also supports the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.

WRITTEN BY SOERJA
In my opinion, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is more similar to the release of East Timor from Indonesia in 1999.

The common thread: Indonesia in 1999 and Ukraine in 2022 (since 2014 to be precise) the government is still weak.

Indonesia, which had just been hit by the monetary crisis of 1997–1999, which not only resulted in the fall of Suharto as president, but also ended the authority of the Indonesian government. The East Timor independence fighters also used this opportunity to carry out international lobbying in order to gain support for independence from Indonesia. Australia also welcomed this opportunity because the release of East Timor from Indonesia made it easier for them to work on oil fields in the Timor gap.

Following the fall of president Viktor Yanukovich in 2014, the Ukrainian government fell apart. Eastern Ukraine, which tends to be loyal to Yanukovich, is in turmoil and interim president Alexander Turchinov admits that he is unable to control the situation in eastern Ukraine. At that time, Crimea immediately declared its independence, and Russia sent its troops there. Shortly thereafter, Crimea joined Russia.

Luhansk and Donetsk have also stated that they want to secede since 2014 and are in conflict with the central government. The difference was that at that time Russia had not yet put its troops there. Now everything changed, when Russia finally recognized the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk, declared war on Ukraine and sent troops. It is likely that Luhansk and Donetsk will also join Russia, as will Crimea.

In essence, if the government is weak and cannot control its territory, then the country has the potential to lose its territory, where Indonesia loses East Timor, while Ukraine loses Crimea and (perhaps later) Luhansk and Donetsk.

The difference was that Australia did not invade East Timor and East Timor was fully independent, although Australia robbed its oil and gas reserves, while Russia invaded Crimea (now joined by Russia) and Luhansk and Donetsk (still ongoing).

Description
SIMPLE ONE :
writen by ABIRA NATA in quora

The equation: the reason Indonesia invaded East Timor was because Indonesia was afraid of the rise of communist rule in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, Russia invaded Ukraine because Russia was afraid that if Ukraine joined NATO, the West would place troops in Ukraine.

Difference: Indonesia succeeded in fighting Fretilin until the Fretilin troops fled into the forest, but East Timor again separated from Indonesia in 1999 and became independent in 2002 under the name of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. Maybe the Russians didn't invade all of Ukraine and only aimed to undermine President Zelensky's power. And Russia also supports the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk.

WRITTEN BY SOERJA
In my opinion, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is more similar to the release of East Timor from Indonesia in 1999.

The common thread: Indonesia in 1999 and Ukraine in 2022 (since 2014 to be precise) the government is still weak.

Indonesia, which had just been hit by the monetary crisis of 1997–1999, which not only resulted in the fall of Suharto as president, but also ended the authority of the Indonesian government. The East Timor independence fighters also used this opportunity to carry out international lobbying in order to gain support for independence from Indonesia. Australia also welcomed this opportunity because the release of East Timor from Indonesia made it easier for them to work on oil fields in the Timor gap.

Following the fall of president Viktor Yanukovich in 2014, the Ukrainian government fell apart. Eastern Ukraine, which tends to be loyal to Yanukovich, is in turmoil and interim president Alexander Turchinov admits that he is unable to control the situation in eastern Ukraine. At that time, Crimea immediately declared its independence, and Russia sent its troops there. Shortly thereafter, Crimea joined Russia.

Luhansk and Donetsk have also stated that they want to secede since 2014 and are in conflict with the central government. The difference was that at that time Russia had not yet put its troops there. Now everything changed, when Russia finally recognized the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk, declared war on Ukraine and sent troops. It is likely that Luhansk and Donetsk will also join Russia, as will Crimea.

In essence, if the government is weak and cannot control its territory, then the country has the potential to lose its territory, where Indonesia loses East Timor, while Ukraine loses Crimea and (perhaps later) Luhansk and Donetsk.

The difference was that Australia did not invade East Timor and East Timor was fully independent, although Australia robbed its oil and gas reserves, while Russia invaded Crimea (now joined by Russia) and Luhansk and Donetsk (still ongoing).