Stop Putin how? Sending arms to Ukraine? What do you think this will accomplish?
There's a quick end to this conflict. Ukraine should allow the formation of Novorossiya, the West can recognize the legitimacy of this region and we can all update our maps and resume normal trade.
Strange place, this forum. If Texas wanted independent status, people here would be cheering them on.
Typical, comparing Texas to Russia conquering Ukraine.
Let’s see if we can prevent Russia from returning back to being the murderous evil empire that we just barely survived the first time around.
Most Americans don’t understand, and the Ukie trolls here try to shout down any mention of, just how much this is a “Russians helping Russians” ETHNIC thing for them.
The FIRST thing the coup leaders did after the elected government fell was to denounce Ukrainian Russians, pass laws and speak out about banning the Russian Language in Ukraine, and start engaging in ETHNIC CLEANSING, which continues to today.
How were Russians supposed to react to it?
While our elites are having fancy Hollywood Parties celebrating some gay cause, or Left-Wing Democrat fund-raiser, their’s are having parties and raising money for Russians in Southeast Ukraine. It is THE “cause-celeb” in Russia.
Popular Russian bands write songs and make videos about the brave Russian “patriots”. Some even visit the and encourage the rebels.
Here is but one out of hundreds of examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWfzFMvZhks