Originally posted by Ming
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Eastern Ukrainians rejected a right wing coup and got attacked by Nazis for 8 years. During that time eastern Ukrainians made repeated requests to Moscow for help and got it, including 2 military interventions in 2014-15 leading to Minsk. Why did Putin wait 8 years or support Minsk if stealing land was his goal? The USA currently occupies about 1/3rd of Syria rich with oil and food. People in Russia watched a right wing coup across the border followed by a purge of dissenters by Nazis. Of course Russians wanted their kin in eastern Ukraine defended from Azov, they must have been demanding Putin help them.
I think its real simple, let the people living there vote on their future. Judging by the Minsk votes a small majority could still support a semi-autonomous union within Ukraine, but Russia wants more than that. They want Ukrainian neutrality, no Nato, no Azov, demilitarization. The US wants regime change in Moscow and the further disintegration of Russia for resources and to weaken China. Hasn't worked, Brandon has pissed off so many countries China has become very popular and the dollar is in trouble.

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