#4 Glad people are FINALLY paying attention to this. Vitaly Klitschko is emerging as a heavyweight (no pun intended) opposition figure. Boxer, chess master, PhD. And wants a normal western democracy out of Russia's orbit as the result for the Ukraine. Interesting guy. Its a shame we don't have an intelligence service that can help him and the rebels (but we do have a billion to throw at creating a climate change government agency), nor a president with the guts to do so. Unlike Hungary, there is no large soviet military presence, and there is at least a nominal amount of freedom, and Putin seems unlikely to send in the Red Russian Army.
Ukraine has a large chance to split ethnically. The Russian resettled eastern part (Thanks Joe Stalin for starving out Ukrainians in your ethno-genicide), and the Ukrainian western part.
If leveraged correctly, this would be a great opportunity for the West. Shame it will never happen with the crapleadership we now have. |