Isn’t it that much symbolic to make Russia and Germany drawing lines there again?
In my humble opinion people of that land has to settle it for themselves.
I don’t care if they are going to kill each other in process. They have to take responsibility for themselves, not to split and hide behind either Germany and Russia who indended to bring ready solutions. It is nothing but a way to lay another time bomb and blame the others for the outcome later.
I honestly believe that Ukraine as a nation-state is a fluke of history. It doesn’t mean the rest of the world has to step in and fix it, because killing deformed babies is not a norm in modern society.
Several FReepers have pointed out that present day Ukraine is a forced construction of tribes rather than a nation.
Yep. We are still living the consequences of Lincoln freeing the slaves.
Although it was a noble thing to do, we would be far better off if they had freed themselves. (Well, the survivors would be anyway)
Deep in the psyche of the former slaves and their descendants there can't help but be a hint of insecurity: "Our freedom was given to us by the stroke of a pen, it could be taken away just as easily." I've got a pen and I've got a phone...