[canuck_conservative]

if Russia really wants peace, all it has to do is go back to its own territory

is Russia doing that?

of course not - therefore, Russia doesn’t want peace, only more war

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Russia's claim on Crimea and Eastern Ukraine predate America's claim on Texas.

[ridesthemiles]

PUTIN wants HIS legacy to be :HE GATHERED all the former soviet states back together.

[McCarthysGhost]

War is one of the few constants throughout history. In many ways it defines history. War usually represents a failure of diplomacy. That is what has happened here. Russia is being told by The West that it must deal with X,Y,and Z whether it likes it or not. Russia says no we are not going to deal with X,Y,and Z and we are willing to use force to prevent it. The West says go right ahead and Russia goes to war. Maybe this war could’ve been prevented with a negotiated settlement but that is not what The West wanted.

[jagusafr]

Or they have adopted the Islamic view that peace will come as soon as everyone bows to them.