Quote Originally Posted by Lampada View Post
Ужас!
Yes . I really fell in love with Ukraine when I was there. Particularly Odessa, but Kiev too - the history of it.... I didn't notice that any of this was brewing underneath. Maybe naive of me. I have been planning to return in the future and hike Crimea at the same time.

Yes, and imagine the 9 May celebrations in the middle of this. Seems Nazism wasn't completely killed off by the Soviet Army. Nothing to celebrate for the Ukrainians.
Seems Ukraine has been taking "one step forward, two steps back" since 1992.

And poverty has to be fixed. Saw a woman in Odessa on TV - she said her salary was 92 USD a month. In Europe today. It's not on. I'd rather take double or triple that in roubles if I was her, EVEN if I didn't like Putin or Russia. I'd just pretend he wasn't there. She's got to eat and heat her house in the winter! And Nazis burning buildings in Odessa full of Jews. It's beyond disgusting.

If Russia was planning to intervene all along, then I think they should do it BEFORE more people are killed or buildings destroyed.

If Russia is NOT planning to intervene, I think they should say that VERY clearly so the "pro-Russians" know where they stand and adjust their expectations accordingly.
Right now, if things don't go their way, the leaders may end up spending the rest of their lives in prison.