Soundwave said:
Putin has f*cked himself, Obama is smart to let Putin fester in his failure. The outcome of the Ukraine situation from where it was six months is basically the worst case scenario for Russia -- they've lost Ukraine for good and Ukraine now will be fast tracked for closer EU ties and NATO membership. They've also driven other countries like Moldova closer to the US. Russia gained nothing but access to Crimea's naval bases, which they had before anyway ... they've now lost the rest of Ukraine completely. Complete and total disaster for Russia, they have completely lost and alienated their most staunch and geographically important ally. |
Ukrainians were already protesting to join the EU, though. And Ukraine provides about as much for Russia as North Korea does for China.
