That’s easy for you to stay from the comfort of your armchair, the average Ukrainian wants to stay and fight for their nation and desires freedom no less than any other man or woman. There is no reason they cant have it, it will take sone work but democracy and freedom are never easy to attain, this nation went through a brutal Civil War before things finally coalesced. The majority of Ukrainians dont want to be part of Russia or ruled by it.
I am amazed at people who claim to support freedom and then cynically deny it to others.
Freedom brings with it responsibility and to think things through...plan and organize the aftermath...it is not enough to raise your voice.....Ukrainians once again left wide open huge gaps for others more powerful to rush in and take hold, and they did and they have....they "depended" on outsiders to foot the bill without understanding that freedom is not free...they would have to pay the piper.
Now they continue to play the victim.....I won't buy that anymore...they've had so many opportunites and derailed them along the way....and frankly 'The majority', as you say,..... depends on which side of the country you're looking at and which poll you choose to view.
As I've stated before, Ukraine is not a united country, it's been divided for years and years and until they accept that both sides must be represented in their governance, and that winning elections doesn;t mean you rule or be unjust to the other side...they cannot know the freedom they seek.
The choices they have made is not for freedom, but if or not Russia will have more say or the EU/US. They will end up as in the past....both will be appeased for sake of survival...and the battles will continue....within and without.
The only people denying Ukraine the freedom they seek are the Ukrainians.....as long as they have their hands in outsiders pockets they will owe...and bend to those they put over themselves.
No different than now the once great USA, I'm surprised there hasn't been a stand her!