[Flavius]

find most important industrial military complex vs population nationality concentration ... rock Stalin you have done well

[Bon mots]

This is what Putin is really after.

He will not give up Sebastopol and even tried to kill the legitimate Ukrainian President that he could not control.

Things are going to get ugly between Ukraine and Russia. Then, Poland is on the list.

[rockinqsranch]

My immediate knee jerk is the Russians are fabricating a “reason” to assault the Ukraine.

[JulienBenda]

A Russian thinks: “Ukraine is to Russia what Texas is to U.S.A.”

Just as an American wouldn’t long tolerate a Texas seeking independence plus buddying-up to Mexico and other states, so also a Russian nationalist will not long tolerate an independent Ukraine, especially not one which is selling weapons to one of Russia’s own enemies (Georgia).

To paraphrase two great thinkers, one might say: “History ain’t over till it’s over.”

[FreeReign]

It may not matter that the opposition has provided no conclusive evidence of the claims, despite weeks of pronouncements that the evidence — once released — will be explosive. The claims alone, which have made headlines, have nonetheless helped to further undermine the government’s authority at a time of heightened political instability,...

It's the seriousness of the charges, right? They sound like a bunch of Democrats.

Ms. Tymoshenko, who rarely hesitates to snipe at Mr. Yushchenko, has remained largely silent, and no representatives from her faction sit on Mr. Konovalyuk’s commission.

Yuli needs to once and for all declare if she's a nuevo Puntinista.

[SERKIT]

Did Bubba do lobbying for the Ukraine, and if so, are his fingerprints on any of this?