The west is largely Catholic, the east largely Russian Orthodox. The west speaks Ukrainian, the east speaks mostly Russian. Any attempt by one wing of Ukraine to dominate the other will lead to civil war or breakup.
Yeah! Lets jump in and show them that they had better join the EU and tell Putin to go home.
I have no interest in telling Ukraine what they should do. In a perfect world, they would be able to decide that for themselves.
To the list of fools can be added those who think this is just about Ukraine...or that this is some kind of home grown uprising. It's more to the point about an expansionist Russia led by a former KGB head focused on putting the old empire back together.
It's about a potential alliance with another Asian power bent upon expansionism, both of whom sit on the UN Security Council.
It was so obvious, even Sarah saw it...(/sarc)