Putin may well be a pig—But he’s a patriotic pig who only seeks what’s best for Russia—now he wants the mines, oil and gas in Ukraine. In truth Ukraine would be better off with Russians (at least the eastern part). This war will be over soon, unless we get involved—then more than the border with Ukraine will change. Lots of nations may well get smaller, and the Sino-Russian block nations get bigger. This is classic history (once France ruled Canada remember?) Russians want Alaska.