Russian investors buy up Ukraine and lock it in Russia’s orbit. Money speaks louder than hate or love.
Ukrainians understand the Russians aren’t coming with tanks, they’re coming with briefcases.
There’s more the one way to ensure such a critical country never leaves Moscow’s orbit. Putin checkmated the EU and Ukraine’s “Euromaidan” movement.
Now here is a man who knows how to play no holds barred political chess!
Maybe L’wow can secede and rejoin Poland.
It’s already been bought up by the oligarchs. Many of them want to keep things as is knowing many of their businesses can compete with those in other Western nations. They rely on being able to sell to Russia. To be fair some oligarchs would prefer the EU.
Ukraine represents the soft under belly of Russia plus they have an agreement that allows Russia to continue keeping a base for their Black Sea fleet.