Expel all Russians from Ukraine and all will be solved. You know your boy Putin speaks of the great achievements of Soviet Communism, and that Svoboda is not running Ukraine.
“Expel all Russians from Ukraine and all will be solved.”
So, in your opinion, the answer is ethnic cleansing?
Who is expelled, who not? Whats the litmus test? Its not like the Russians in the east came there yesterday.
Ukraine is finished. They will exist, of course, but as part of the Russian hegomony. They will be a basket case where they know what their limits are, imposed on them by Russia.
Europe is spineless. Further financial sanctions will hurt them too, so even these will likely have no teeth. They are dependant on Russian energy, and they are willing to sacrifice a lot to appease the aligorical aligator may that be radical Islam, Russia...(depleted by WWII and socialism which has made them weak).
In reality, the handwriting for this move by Putin was on the wall for a long time. We and our allies chose to ignore the signs.
So, Putin wins, we lose. The rest is bullshit intended to make Kerry, Obama and our western allied leaders appear concerned, committed, knowledgeable and relevant. Its words that are not backed by any tangible actions. Its rather embarrassing and I would prefer they just shut up.