theworldismine13
God Emperor of SOHH
Peep my post above, I think Putin is looking to further destabilize/delegitimize the opposition in order to make them much less viable for NATO long term. Besides, what would be left of Ukraine may not want to associate with the West by then since they didn't step in to assist when Russia came knocking. It's not only a bold move but a smart move that Putin just made. He's not only challenged the EU/US to respond militarily, but he's put the new Ukrainian govt in a precarious position having to respond to Russia lest they want to appear weak to the mob at Independence Square. This was done knowing the Ukrainian military can't take Russia.
I see NATO arming the opposition if they haven't ended up fractured like the Syrian opposition.
I was just sayin NATO figuritively, Ukraine is not joining NATO anytime soon, but that is the general direction it's heading, only a gun would stop Ukraine from leaning west, the only way for Russia to stop that trend is by taking Kiev, anything else is just a shoving match and love taps