I’m a realist Ivan....I see things for what they are rather than what I might otherwise wish they would be....wishful thinking can distort the facts I’ve learned....but there’s always ‘hope’.... but I frankly don’t see Ukraine being much more than what’s it been....as said...the only way any in Ukraine will know ‘the freedom they seek’ is to move to another country.... Ukraine will remain a tinder box for some years because they are so vastly divided among themselves....not to mention the country’s location.
If Ukraine were not on Russia’s border, or on the Black Sea...and wasn’t a transit for the pipelines..do you think there would be much interest by the US/EU as there has been, and is now?
I doubt very much....
BTW things heating up more and more on the Eastern border...Pres. cancelled trip to call emergency meetings.....expected big clashes tonight in Donestk....they’ve been at it all day....rumor has it Ukraine’s gov. won’t miss these east cities, as loss will ensure more control over Ukraine & Kiev without the Russian population heavy there.
Kiev worried as police in those cities are not taking orders and siding with the Pro_Russian protesters. Apparently Gov. can’t call out Troops because it’s not a declaration of war...but am sure ‘special forces’ are already there if not on the way.... I read EuroMaiden/RightDecotr set out the SOS call for all to rally in Donestk. Might just all be propaganda, but said picked up per Russian communication radios someones plugged into.
I think you nailed it in your first 4 lines.
When does (or how long does it take for) the the U.S. intervene when Christians are slaughtered en masse like they were in Sudan?
When does the U.S. intervene when non-Christians are slaughtered in sub-Saharan Africa?
You guessed. Know why? No oil...