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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Really I thought you were when you said we wouldn't stand by and watch the country split in two
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I never said that. I said we should support the democratic will of the people of the Ukraine irrespective of if they want to join the EU, join the Russian Customs Union, or try and remain outside both camps. I also dismissed the idea of it being unfair to the east of the country because that's how Democracies work, you don't always get what you want.
That said if the country does prove unable to manage with the two differing sides then maybe the Eastern region breaking away is more logical than trapping people in a constant state of tension and conflict.
Either way it's not our choice to decide what they get. If they want the EU then the EU should support that. If they want Russia then Russia will support that. If they want to be neutral and not be in a proxy war between east and west then both sides should support that.
However at the moment Russia is/was trying to prevent the EU trade deal by back room deals with the former administration of the Ukraine. This administration has now been overthrown partly due to that. Now they should vote to decide what happens next.