[Jim Noble]

Substitute England for Russia, and the USA for Ukraine. See the problem yet?

Nope.

I'm an American. What's between Great Russia, Red Russia, and White Russia is nothing to me.

[dfwgator]

I'll take a Black Russian.

[Don W]

I’m typing S-L-O-W-L-Y, so perhaps you might understand:

Notice what YOU wrote: White Russia, Red Russia, Great Russia. ALL Russia! Not Ukraine. Ukraine was a colony under the communists, and Lenin killed nearly as many Ukrainians during the Holomodor as the Nazis killed JEWS in WWII.

Now think of your states as colonies, like they once were.

Would you want any of them to go back to bring under the English crown? Even if there is a sizable number of folks that would be amenable to the English takeover of your sovereign nation?

Because THAT is the issue here: a FORMER colonial power is trying to resume its dominance...

Do you see the problem NOW?