How dare Ukraine “Ukrainianize” (his term) the east of Ukraine!
I was only able to get to “The most remarkable thing about the claims that Russia is officially supporting the rebels in Ukraine is how little evidence there is to back them up after five months of fighting. “
Then I stopped.
To not be aware of the tons of evidence to the contrary of your claim, you have to be either
a. Totally dishonest
or
b. Willfully blind.
Otherwise how do you explain multiple eyewitness reports and satellite images of russian military equipment entering Ukraine. Or 1000s of dead russian soldiers whose families get no explanation as to their death.
Bottom line - the piece is a huge pile of pro-Russian propaganda BS. Goebbels would be proud.
No need to read further when this lie is presented as fact. For example, in the rigged election 123% of eligible voters voted in Sevastopol.
The main problem Western Ukrainians face is if they insist on keeping the Donbass, they cannot become part of Europe.
A civilized divorce would be optimal for both sides. Russian speaking Ukrainians do not want to lose their historical and human ties to Russia.
Any attempt to deny this reality will fail. And Russia’s interests ultimately cannot be ignored.
Wow. I’m officially shocked. A piece of objective journalism on the subject in Western media is not that you could expect to see.