A bit dishonest here. Russia itself is at fault for the crisis in Ukraine. It’s goons were marching all over Ukraine and working with Putin’s Puppet to rob and commit violence against the Ukrainian people. You can’t blame the U.S. for somehow forcing the abuser to abuse even more than usual after their back hands failed to receive the initial desired result.
Why did Russia wait 23 years to invade Ukraine?
I agree nonetheless, the political math is on Putin’s side, has been sense day one ironically for exactly the same reasons Sarah Palin predicted it would be.
Obama is too weak, indecisiveness, and generally poor in judgement to do anything, he proved that in Syria, Egypt, and Iran. All opportunities to make a meaningful and positive difference squandered.
Putin being a sound political calculator simply observed and took advantage, as any good national leader would. Russia now owns Crimea again and I don’t see that changing. It is of course worth noting that Crimea had only belonged to the Ukraine for the last 60 years, prior to 1954 Crimea was part of Russia.
So its not exactly as big a culture shock or historic footnote as people might think here on the other side of the world.
Honestly I don’t care about the allegiance of Crimea. That is a matter that should be exclusively the province of the people of Crimea. Let them have a vote to decide what their region should do. Short of that I am more inclined to allow Russia to take back Crimea than I am to do anything about it.