What would they want with the whole country, lol? Believe they would be happy if the EU adopts that economically ruined part any time, without threatening them further by pulling more and more countries .. ah anyway.. So many armchair politicians and strategists with so much far off comments here, it is getting hilarious.
And yeah, a lot of pain that will now ensue likely could have been avoided if that NATO thing hadn't started now, or maybe even taken Russia in when they pleaded for it 20 years ago? But yeah, now go on and push them more and more into their corner, where either one of us or them will soon do something really stupid.
I know I will be downvoted to oblivion, and Russias move now is very bad, but the hypocracy and the US-pinked armchair geostrategic world view here is really so one sided, cannot believe it.
Western Ukraine is much more wealthy than the East, and also the Western part can still join NATO...what's not to understand? I'm pretty well versed on Ukraine and have been following this since 2004 with the Orange Revolution. There's nothing to "armchair." Listen to Putin's speech and what he has been saying for the past decade on the matter. He doesn't believe in Ukrainian independence at all. Since the 2014 Revolution (and it occurring during his Sochi Olympics) Putin has plotted his revenge, after he lost control. I don't think that stops with only taking half; I hope it does and Russia is pushed out entirely...just don't see that has Putin's overall plan.
And yeah, a lot of pain that will now ensue likely could have been avoided if that NATO thing hadn't started now, or maybe even taken Russia in when they pleaded for it 20 years ago? But yeah, now go on and push them more and more into their corner, where either one of us or them will soon do something really stupid.
I know I will be downvoted to oblivion, and Russias move now is very bad, but the hypocracy and the US-pinked armchair geostrategic world view here is really so one sided, cannot believe it.