[canuck_conservative]

the [sic] Ukraine and Crimea were part of Russian [sic] and settled by Russians

all completely irrelevant

Ukraine is a sovereign country now, you keep forgetting that part

[wildcard_redneck]

"all completely irrelevant
Ukraine is a sovereign country now, you keep forgetting that part"

The Ukraine is anything but a sovereign country. It went from independence straight into becoming a proxy for United States empire. The Ukraine is an appendage that has lost its freedom, its democracy, its freedom of religion and half of its population.

[metmom]

It’s not completely irrelevant.

If the land was once Russian and was improperly given to the Ukraine, I can see where Russia would think they still can lay claim to it. It happens all the time around the world where there are disputes about whose the land is.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

—> Ukraine is a sovereign country now, you keep forgetting that part

If they were “sovereign” they could protect their territory.

[ChessExpert]

“Ukraine is a sovereign country now”

Agreed. The past cannot be changed. Attempts to correct past injustices (real or imagined) only lead to future injustices.

The communists seized my grandfather’s factory in Poland. A few years ago, the Polish government opened the door to compensate people like me. I wasn’t interested. The deed was done. My grandfather was dead, as were the perpetrators. I saw no point in benefitting at the expense of the Polish people of today.