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Originally Posted by worth
Here's an article from RT:
“Russia did not interfere in the situation in Ukraine for a very long time and showed restraint, assuming that the Western states, which became backers of the agreements, would see that strict compliance with the deal is observed,” she said.
However, after “violent upheaval” took place in Ukraine, the Western states did not come up with “any reasonable measures or responses,” Matvienko said.
http://rt.com/news/russia-troops-ukraine-possible-359/ |
So according to the RT, because the deal to keep Yanukovych in power till the end of the year fell through, it's a violent upheaval now. Last I checked, the deaths happened during the crackdown protest periods and did not have anything to do with the post-protest negotiations.
Russia responds by violating national sovereignty at a time of political crisis and instead of letting Ukrainians decide their own fates/separation through referendums sends in troops to force the issue. How is this anything but a land grab?