‘’’’Russia without Ukraine cannot be an empire.’’’’
It is in EUs vital interest that their neighbor, with their help,
Ukraine, manage to repel the Russian invasion. And Ukraine not
affiliated in any way the Eurasian Union or whatever name they
choose for a new Russian empire.”
Russia without Ukraine cannot be an empire.
Russia without Ukraine in it directly, cannot be an empire.
Russia without Ukraine under its thumb, cannot be an empire.
Russia without Ukraine cannot get the most of Eastern Europe.
Like it or not Putin has been on the move throughout the Ukraine Crisis, and this continuing to consolidate his alliances with all the Bric countries...successfully.
Ukraine has shot their own foot, when they could have otherwise made at some advances out of their poverty....Now they will end up once more a failed state dependent on the EU and US...who will in time drop them like a hot potato. Putin has kept Europe and the US in crisis mode over Ukraine while he never had any intention of taking Ukraine...rather moved toward China, Russia,India and all the Asian nations who are "comfortably" allying with him now........ Eu/Nato/Us played their cards all wrong in this....but then it is the Obama Administration in charge....