[FreeReign]

Russia will not tolerate NATO directly on it's border, they will insist on a buffer zone...and will fight with everything they have to preserve it. Everything.

Ukraine and Georgia are not "buffer zones", they are sovereign democratic nations.

This is the 21st century, Russia should join the civilized world.

[agere_contra]

The Ukraine is quite capable of defending itself in a conventional war against Russia. This is precisely why they are getting in Russia’s face.