What rights? They’re stealing Ukrainian land and are the ones violating the Minsk accord. Its not in Ukraine’s interest to keep the the conflict going, it is however in the interest of DPR and LPR militias to do so because without it they have no Russian money, no directives and a shitty economy that lacks industry.…

You’re referring to the Budapest Memorandum, that was not a legal obligation to defend them but that we and Russia would not invade them or wage war against them. Russia is actually in violation of the memorandum and should be confronted over it.

We do, but its Ukrainian Oligarchs who prodded the west for intervention. Our intelligence definitely influenced protests to oust Yukanovich but don’t believe for one second the Uk Oligarchs weren’t paying/pushing to do so. We understand this is within Russia’s sphere of influence and to a certain extent they have a…

He’s no longer in power...

996 maybe, certainly not a 997 with a clear title lol.

In regards to Russia they’ve lost more under the tenure of this administration than Bush and Clinton combined.

Its politics and nothing more. This primarily has to do with the South China Sea ruling and the multiple right of passage sails through SCS. Bush Sr was snubbed by his own party and the house of reps on his China policy and later at a multi nation meeting in Sweden, Bush Sr snubbed in Brazil, Obama snubbed the Prime…