I feel sorry for those people in the Ukraine. Many of them are really suffering.
Indeed, and they are by no means out of danger yet.
Putin has eyes on more than just Crimea! He would like to secure all Gazprom oil/gas lines to the west, and link up with Transnistria.
Disclaimer - I didn't even know something called Transnistria existed before now!)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nato-general-warns-of-further-russian-aggression/2014/03/23/2ff63bb6-b269-11e3-8020-b2d790b3c9e1_story.htmlUkraine vows they will respond. And i would not be opposed to air-dropping in arms, ammo, Cammo gear, food and medicine.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-23/ukraine-official-warns-chance-war-russia-growing-mike-rogers-calls-sending-weapons-uThe willing ignorance of O'Bambi and the rest of his progressive band of fools allowed this to get to this point, and now they have their meat in the grinder and think saying please will make any difference.
And I hope the jubilant Russian on the street that is glorying in the brilliance of Prince Vladi soon experience heartache, more than can be caused by
this minor inconvenience!
ETA - Crap, if this data is right, it is definitely going to get ugly -
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/03/leaked-memo-reveals-russias-war-ukrainian-war-plan-includes-kiev/Ukraine should be expelling all ethnic Russians now, the ones that choose to stay behind are likely to be active agents of Russia, it might not save them from invasion, but it might reduce the chances of this spinning off into Kosovo-style fugly. And the Batic States cannot feel very safe, they all better be arming themselves to the teeth and expelling all Russians.
This could really prove to be a World War starter.