While I'm not disputing the fact that they were the most eloquent and coherent parts of your assessment, Steven, I still found the multiple times you snorted your snot back up into your nose to be pretty fucking disgusting.

thank you, Steven, for being honest, and taking an interest really to look at the reality of what is happening, not being a part of an insane propaganda fear based, against Russians...People do have to do their homework, get to know some history of the events unfolding, and history of the region....
Russia is standing right now against the fascizm, extreme nationalism! and it is not a matter of choice now, the fight was started by extremists (well trained and prepared), but the matter of honest courageous action of defence...How can someone devide One people? instigate the most devastating (civil) war?...Only if one has deep political interest...
(What about NATO military basis on the border of Russia? and the separation of once unanimous Russian-Ukranian people to weaken both of them?)...

With gratitude to Steven, who can stand-up publically, from a peace-lover Russian-Ukranian American immigrant.

Yeah Lydia, I'm glad Russia can stir up extreme nationalist sentiment to battle extreme nationalists elsewhere.

And yes, I'm sure Ukraine was absolutely gutted when the USSR fell and they couldn't remain part of Russia. I'm glad the Russian government can stick up for the oppressed (well they aren't yet, but it like TOTALLY could happen!) Russians in Ukraine.

Maybe next they can free the Belorussian people!