It's amazing how this is now snowballing... I suspect that no one, anywhere, wants all of this to happen. Too much upheaval and scary consequences. While I think that each country has the right to decide their future (in a democratic society or at least by consensus of the people), this has the probability of really stirring up a hornets nest...

I found it interesting that Russia seems lately to be confused as to who their leader is...

If I didn't know better (well, maybe I don't), I'd suspect Ukraine as being used as a tool by the west to reel Russia in...they are at least using a critical moment in time to their advantage...




>I think that encouraging these states bordering Russia to integrate their missile defence systems with the west is a really bad idea.
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>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/2570285/Ukraine-offers-satellite-defence-co-operation-with-Europe-and-US.html
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>>Ukraine said it was ready to give both Europe and America access to its missile warning systems after Russia earlier annulled a 1992 cooperation agreement involving two satellite tracking stations. Previously, the stations were part of Russia's early-warning system for missiles coming from Europe.
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>>"The fact that Ukraine is no longer a party to the 1992 agreement allows it to launch active cooperation with European countries to integrate its information," a statement from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
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>>It follows a declaration earlier this week from Ukraine's pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, that the Russian naval lease of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sebastopol would be scrapped if any vessels joined the conflict in Georgia.
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>>The crisis over Russia's display of military might in Georgia has alarmed ex-Soviet satellites states in a broad arc from the Baltics to Central Asia. Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, all of which harbour bitter memories of Soviet occupation, have expressed solidarity with the Georgian position.
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