I voted for the choice that allows both the east and the west to win something. Why? Because this is a struggle between the US, the EU, and Russia to gain advantages in Ukraine. The Ukrainian people that are suffering for this arent even playing the game. And I think what a lot of people don't understand is that they are real people with real families, dealing with a dangerous situation that only they understand.
It's very easy for me to sit at my desk and type posts about Ukraine when the most disturbing thing happening in my world is a small thunderstorm outside. Now that's something I can discuss because I'm here and I can see it and feel it. So, should I call what's happening in Donetsk a "freak show"? Or maybe I should just blame Russia for everything bad that happens in the world? That would be so easy for someone who isn't there and can only read about it in the news media. But they could be lying so how much do I really know?

People are saying that Russia has troops on the Ukrainian border to destabilize Ukraine. Really? If there was a revolution in Mexico, the US would have more troops, military vehicles, and warplanes on the Mexican border than it had in Iraq. And the US would leave them there till the revolution was over.
No country wants violence to spill over the borders into their country. That's something I know.

2. The US and the EU refuse to even discuss a Federalization of Ukraine. They also refuse to discuss Ukraine being a neutral country.
3. When Yanukovych was in power, the US and EU warned Kiev not to harm any of the protesters.
4. Hours after the US CIA Director visited Kiev, the new government sent the Ukraine military to attack the protesters in SE Ukraine.
5. After the US Vice President visited Kiev, those military actions against the protesters continued.
6. I haven't seen any news articles about Russian leaders visiting Kiev.
7. The Shell Oil Company and the Chevron Oil Company have strong interests in Ukraine... but only in eastern Ukraine. Monsanto has strong interests in west Ukraine.
8. A ton of money and resources left Russia in the 1990's. I have no reason to believe that the same thing won't happen in Ukraine.

It's a fantasy to believe that Ukraine will solve it's own issues. Russia has strong and legitimate economic and security concerns. And the US would gain a lot with it's new economic interests and the advancement of NATO.
With 2 of the most powerful nations on Earth fighting for advantages, I have very little reason to believe that Ukraine will have much to say about it's future.