“It won’t be long before they drop all pretense and just take what they want how they want.”
If Russia openly invaded Ukraine at this point, they would be doing Ukraine a favor.
Winter is coming, the economy has collapsed, and the trees are already starting to turn.
Winter is coming. The MidEast could easily go up in flames. Europe needs oil, even if Ukraine thinks it doesn't. The Kiev "gov" is still irritating its minorities, trying to provoke a world war to save their coup.
A look at the map...if Russia has that eastern stretch of Ukraine, it provides a landbridge to Crimea. It gives great access to the Black Sea, so Ukraine becomes near irrelevant in getting fuel to Europe.
The West logically should stop babysitting in Ukraine. The US and Europe have a real problem to deal with now. That would be Muslim terrorism spreading into the US and Europe. Even our leaders can't be dumb enough to encourage another war. Besides with, if Turkey gets weird, Russia controlling that Black Sea access might be a real good idea.
Just trying to think logically. Correct me, please, where I err.
Which proves you're a lying Russkie posing as an American. It is the Americans who would prefer to die than to live in chains, licking the hand that feeds us. Russkies like it just the other way around.