Something is about to happen, and I wonder how, if any, it goes different than when Russia took Crimea.
Putin labeled two regions within Ukraine as independent regions today. (there had been a russian separatist movement in each of these regions for years now)
And now he is sending in a "Peacekeeping" mission to stop the fighting..
And now Putin just said this:
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine is an integral part of Russia historically, arguing it was a mistake for Soviet leaders such as Nikita Khruschev to give the country an independent identity.
"For some reason Khruschev gave Ukraine separate status," Putin said during remarks at a security council meeting Monday. "Why did we have to be so generous and then give these Republics the right to leave. Madness!"
Putin argued that it was a fact that Ukraine was created by Soviet Russia and Vladimir Lenin, but has now been reduced to a "colony" that is government by foreign powers such as the U.S., who control the government from their Embassy in Kiev.
Putin labeled two regions within Ukraine as independent regions today. (there had been a russian separatist movement in each of these regions for years now)
And now he is sending in a "Peacekeeping" mission to stop the fighting..
And now Putin just said this:
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine is an integral part of Russia historically, arguing it was a mistake for Soviet leaders such as Nikita Khruschev to give the country an independent identity.
"For some reason Khruschev gave Ukraine separate status," Putin said during remarks at a security council meeting Monday. "Why did we have to be so generous and then give these Republics the right to leave. Madness!"
Putin argued that it was a fact that Ukraine was created by Soviet Russia and Vladimir Lenin, but has now been reduced to a "colony" that is government by foreign powers such as the U.S., who control the government from their Embassy in Kiev.