[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

This is good. Ukraine needs to be rid of the gangster-Russian yoke.

[Paladin2]

Why can't Ukraine integrate in both directions?

What economic attributes are either/or?

[castlegreyskull]

I wonder if the Russians are waiting for the Olympics to end to deal with this.

[faithhopecharity]

This may well have many good outcomes. Russia still has tremendous economic, resources, transport, strategic, historical, and ethnic interests in Ukraine. If EU/Germany gets too much say or control over Ukraine, you can pretty well bet that there will be a serious Russian response. (Why does WW2 keep coming to mind?)

[wonkowasright]

Is president any relation to Weird al Yankovich ?

[dfwgator]

They may have to give back Crimea to get it, though.

[Vince Ferrer]

I don’t believe Russia will tolerate that. At minimum, Ukraine will split along language lines, and the Russian speaking areas will go to Russia.

[Navy Patriot]

Ukraine sets Socialist European course after ouster of Yanukovich

[1066AD]

Hmmm, once again a freely elected leader is overthrown and then pro-EU people replace him.

Just where will EU get the billions in aid needed by Ukraine ?

[Graewoulf]

” - - - while the United States warned Russia against sending in its forces. - - - - “

THIS time Obama, as CIC, needs to be very specific about his fearsome “warnings.”

Obama’s major problem with his warnings to Syria was that he did not specify what kind of “Red Line” he was going to use.

Thus with Obama’s warnings to Russia, Obama should specify one of the following:
* A thick Red Line;
* A thin Red Line;
* A dashed thick Red Line;
* A dashed thin Red Line;
* Multiple solid and dashed thick and thin Red Lines.

Obama makes Foreign Policy look so easy that any kid from Kindergarten could be just as successful at it as Obama!