[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

"We" didn't screw Ukraine.

If by "we" you mean not you, then, sure. But if by stupid President Clinton, then yes, he screwed Ukraine and we screw Ukraine by extension by not honoring our word, even after having them disarm so they can be invaded.

Luckily, though, I think the Russkies may actually back off, since they might have underestimated how much the average Ukrainian, even the Russian-speaking ones in the East, are unwilling to be enslaved. If I were President, of if it was a President Cruz, we'd arm them in a minute. But, with God's help, I think the Ukrainians might be able to handle things on our own, even without us backstabbing Americans.

[hubel458]

even without us backstabbing Americans

YES MORE POWER TO THEM—We could at least help then gat all
their mothballed tanks, aircraft , etc going, spend a little, Geez the Japanese are lending them 40 billion
at practically no interes. we can do better as our
fed reserve owns the printing press.And our dummies
waste it on agw and buying voters, while losing our
security and becomong weaker...

[Always A Marine]

The only way that the United States of America gives "our word" to any other nation is by treaty, and no president has the authority to commit "our word" without a treaty ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. The men who wrote this safeguard into the Constitution were very wise.

As for the Russians appearing to back off, I agree with Stratfor's George Friedman, who asserts that Moscow understands that Ukraine as it is currently configured is unstable, and that Russia can continue to dominate Ukraine without the mess of occupying all of it. That is an interesting take.