Like Scotland, the seceding state should get a cut of whatever. Scotland expects some fighter jets and some naval vessels if they get independence.
Ukraine was a slave state of the Soviet empire, you are making out that they are still slaves or something
Kiev , in Ukraine was the initial capital Russia. Kruschev, was from the Ukraine. It was very influential for many years. They were as much masters as they were unfortunate 'citizens'.
And you are making out that they are different from the 'bosses' that ran the USSR.
Up shot is that what we have is a new democratic forward moving Russia versus a take your marbles, lost in the past nazi run Ukraine, supported by a 'free world' eager to take control of the vast wealth of Russia .
Russia is weak and the potential looters smell blood. But Putin is determined and dangerous. We should butt out.