nanarchy on 30 March 2014
| bonzobanana said: This is a dangerous situation for sure. What Putin has done isn't right but the people themselves are generally in favour of it in that region even if the vote wasn't properly monitored. We just need the world to unite to provide the maximum pressure on Putin that he doesn't try to take any more territory. Obama just needs to get maximum worldwide support for sanctions and pressure against Putin. What Putin has done is reckless and hugely de-stabilising for that region. Even China has failed to support Russia. |
I seriously doubt Putin has any desire to take any more of that region. He was forced into a corner with crimea due to the need to protect his bases and winter ports. If the world tries to push him further into a corner with sanctions and pressure it is more likely to escalate and invoke a negative response rather than stablise the situation, If he wanted the rest of Ukraine he would have taken it already. Obama needs to learn to keep his nose out of this one, he is on the wrong side of the argument due to selfish interests.
