Because they are neighbors and spitting in Russia’s face is getting them nowhere.
Ukraine is kidding itself if it thinks EU isn’t going to use it, too. They are trading one overlord for another.
Ukraine is full of corruption and crime, too. Don’t make the mistake of considering them complete innocent victims.
The ridiculous thing is that often it seems like children are running these countries, children who do things more for spite than for the good of the people and advancement of their situation.
Spitting in Russia’s face?
Russia’s puppet government looted the country for more than a decade, and you think they should like colonialism.
They were invaded days or weeks after throwing off the puppet government that had thoroughly looted their country in Russia’s favor, they were never given any chance to rebuild or take a breath. It would take years of peace to repair the problems left by the puppets of Moscow.
You think days or weeks is enough time for them to repair the damage of Russian mismanagement and looting?
The evil tyrant in Moscow is the only one who should be blamed.