Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
I can't help but have the feeling that maybe this project of a Ukranian state based on the Ukrainian soviet republic was never realistic! If they split it up, then everybody might end up being better off. Some in partnership with Russia and some with the EU or maybe even with Turkey and the other Black Sea countries.
The point is the part of Ukraine so desired by EU and NATO is mostly pro-Russian. Western pro-EU part is useless for them. It has neither sea access, nor industry or mineral deposits. Lenin included these mostly Russian regions into forming Ukrainian SSR in 1922 to increase persent of proletariat (factory workers) in it's population.