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mai on 11 March 2014
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mai said:

PDF said:

I don't see any other way for Putin to get his hands on the rest of Ukraine without military involvment.

Really? Try to consider how would the budget hole, default on all social obligations, coupled with Nazis running rampant and generl instability affect the situation?

You think all of Ukraine will eventually vote to allow Russia to annex them?   Thats not happening anytime soon.  The western part of the country now has such disdain for Russia.

And again you talking about territorial gains and missing the point.

South-East might vote for being part of Russia,  South-East might vote for independence, South-East  might vote for special legal status within the Ukraine, or none of this will happen and de-jure South-East will be part of Ukraine, while de-facto it's already somewhat not part of the Ukraine. All of these options might very well suit Kremlin.

Western Ukraine doesn't interest me for now, it's 100% subsidized region that exist solely due to economy of the South-East. If South-East will fall off completely it will turn into new Moldavia, or worse.