Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian View Post
... Where did the separatists get all their artillery and tanks? Just got them out of thin air I suppose.
The 3 tanks are T-64BV's, a Ukrainian military upgrade of the old Soviet T-64. The fact that they were seen crossing into Ukraine doesn't exclude the possibility that they coulda crossed into Russia first. The Ukrainian army has been caught driving APC's into Russia. The rest of the artillery coulda been taken from any Ukrainian base or warehouse. It's also common practice to take artillery from captured enemy troops... or maybe even the ones that surrendered and changed sides?

Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian View Post
Putin doesn't give a **** about ethnic Ukrainians or ethnic Russians. This is the same ruler who called ethnic Russians IDIOTS and has laws that prevent that group from having a voice. You are uninformed about your own country. You're not ashamed AT ALL?!? Wow. It's really fascinating.
1. Putin doesn't care about ethnic Ukrainians. (emotional language isn't required in any debate)
2. Putin doesn't care about ethnic Russians.
3. This is the same ruler who called ethnic Russians idiots...
4. and has laws that prevent that group from having a voice.
5. You are uninformed about your own country.

You've made 5 completely unsupported claims. If you don't back them up with concrete evidence, they will be summarily dismissed.
Also, tell me how much you knew about the PRISM surveillance system, the international wiretapping, and the deaths of the Reuters journalists (by friendly fire) before the Manning/Snowden leaks.
If you can't provide an answer and proof of your early knowledge of those events, then I will have to conclude that "You are uninformed about your own country.".