Pentagon says Hagel told that Russia won’t invade

Associated Press ^ | Apr 28, 2014 5:48 PM EDT

[grania]

I’d think that if those elections don’t happen all bets are off. That inept government in Kiev has got to be voted out of power before they cause a world war.

[edpc]

Problem is, the government building keep changing hands between various groups. My feeling is there is going to be sufficient unrest for the Russians to claim they need to “stabilize” the region so “fair” elections can be held. When, is anyone’s guess.