We’re stupid to go against Russia on either the Crimea or on Syria.
Syria has voluntarily been a Russian client state for my entire adult life.
The Crimea has been Russia’s Black Sea port since the 1700’s.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech, etc. did not go inside the Russian orbit by choice at any point that I recall.
IMHO, Ukraine should be split, with Western Ukraine free to do whatever it wants, i.e., join the EU/NATO. I see that as the best long-term solution. From what I understand, Putin really doesn’t care about the Western part of the Country, it’s more the areas primarily inhabited by Russians in the East.
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