[Jan_Sobieski]

if Russia really wants peace, all it has to do is withdraw its invading troops back to Russia

Actually, the Russians were asked to come in by Referendum. Voting is a peculiar thing

[ought-six]

“Actually, the Russians were asked to come in by Referendum. Voting is a peculiar thing.”

LEGAL voting is a wonderful thing. The Ukrainian constitution established the parameters of referenda, and no such referenda have ever been held on this subject. ILLEGAL referenda were held after the fact (i.e., after Russia had already moved into eastern Ukraine).