Why do do the people think there'll be a war?

I think if you are invaded by Russia there is not much you can do about it, unless you are the USA, China or a jihadist who don't mind dying.... If Russia invades Ukraine, the war would be over before it started wouldn't it. I really hope Russia does not do that.

In the case of Crimea, most of the population welcomes the "invaders". So that's not a war either.
It would be a public relations suicide of Russia to even THINK of going into Eastern Ukraine. I really don't think Russia would be that stupid. The Ukrainians made their bed, let them lie in it. Imperial days are over for Russia, aren't they?

Actually writing this I got a bit worried. What if Russia goes totally insane and decides to actually invade part, or all of Ukraine, other than Krim? It's nothing to me personally, obviously, but I think it really would kick off Cold War v 2.0 and there would be an information, propaganda, spying, economic and tech war that will make the original Cold War pale in comparison.
And this time, Russia would have less allies than it did the first time around due to Eastern Europe changing camps.
We have been there and done that, it was total crap, tragic and a huge waste of resources. Please never again.


Has anyone seen the 675,000 Ukrainians who fled to Russia in the last 2 weeks, according to RT.com?


On the photos: Very snazzy new winter uniforms the Ru police force has. They look like they are in some old 19th century classic novel.