It seemed as though the Olympics just ended when word of Russian forces invading Ukraine reached the U.S.

Months of tension between government officials and protesters exploded into deadly violence and a tense stand off between world powers.

As a soldier, Kelly Conley has taken an interest in the Ukrainian Crisis.

The senior history major said her main worry is that the United States will intervene and try to stop Russia when the situation hasn’t changed.

“We are already involved with so many countries that hate us, that only puts more tension on the United States,” Conley said.

The origins of the Crisis can be traced to August 1991, according to BBC’s timeline.

Tensions mounted as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s cabinet abandoned an agreement with the European Union to pursue closer ties with Russia.

Violence exploded after protests turned deadly. The Ukrainian parliament passed anti-protest laws. Three protesters were reported to have died of gunshot wounds while others seized regional government offices.

Yanukovych resigned from his position and fled to Russia. The violent state continues to rise, leading Ukraine to see its bloodiest day in almost 70 years, according to BBC.

With 88 casualties in 48 hours, Kiev was in chaos. Pro-Russian gunmen seized buildings in the Crimean capital, as the Russian parliament approved Russian troops in Ukraine.

“It is hard to say what Putin’s intentions are. He claims it is for the good and he has moved his military into Ukraine, and then pulled out,” Conley said.

Conley believes the Ukrainian people should be the most worried; if a war should erupt they would be caught in the crossfire. Conley said the U.S. government should only intervene if it threatens America.

Dylan Crowell, a senior history major, was not surprised by the Crisis, but the timing.

“The best way to say it is you have a people who is fed up with corruption in their government and at the same time you have a foreign government trying to take back what was their’s, but not their’s,” Crowell said.

Crowell keeps up with the Crisis out of concern for his family.

“I have family that is in the armed forces so I don’t think we should get involved in it. We have no real concern or problem to deal with Ukraine, especially with what our current administration is trying to do with the defense budget,” Crowell said.

Ukrainian parliament voted to create a 60,000 strong National Guard while Russia still occupies the Crimean Peninsula.

President Obama welcomed Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and pledged to stand with Ukraine.