God, I always try to respect other people's opinions but on this matter I just can't accept any justification or even neutrality on Putin's actions
Ukraine is a independent country by international law - the days of the USSR are over, it is also a democracy, and therefore they have the right to join anything they want, including NATO and the EU, they have the right to move towards what seems best for their future
if Russia feels NATO is getting too close, they can reinforce defence from within their borders
don't mind my username, that was more than 10 years ago, I'm a different person now, amazing how people change ^_^