[kronos77]

Now, this is Russian news source - but since Western media are in full control of their regimes it is sadly, the only way to see other side of the story.

For me, personally, this is Deja vu. In 1991, this is how it started in former Yugoslavia. Nationalist came to power and than Croatian nationalists reduced rights of Serbs from being constitutional nation alongside of Croats - to status of minority.
Serbs setup barricades and Croatian regime enlisted “patriots and volunteers” in “special police units” - with “go-ahead” from US and NATO - they attacked Serb areas.

Alll this alll over again

[Sacajaweau]

The whole mess started with the coup...the same folks from the Orange Revolution.

Had they waited until the election...which was only a few months away...maybe things would be different.

Now the people...both sides, have been backed into a wall.

Ukraine has not done well by their more than 20 years of independence.

Flame as you will but it's the truth.

[FreeReign]

An overwhelming majority in Eastern Ukraine don't want to be part of Russia.

The two dozen Putin worshippers who post incessantly here rooting on Putin's destabilization efforts in E. Ukraine against the will of the people there haven't a clue about truth, freedom and the meaning of what it is to be a free republic.

[lurk]

Who are the good guys in the Ukrainian conflict?

[sunrise_sunset]

Ukraine, a country that got free gas from Russia for years and now whine when it’s cut off.

Ukraine, a country that reneged on two IMF agreements.

Plenty of different presidents during that time. This is a cultural issue that is about Ukraine.