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					Originally Posted by 1andrew1  If someone strong backs you up against a larger enemy then you have a good negotiating position. If they then cease to back you up and instead support your enemy then you have a somewhat weaker negotiating position. 
 The 'needless war' was obviously needed by Putin or it wouldn't have happened.
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 Why does one need backing up if that one entity quest is legitimate? Somebody berating Russia isn't going to achieve anything. They live a different way, accept it, this world is full of different people.
Russia felt threatened and they responded.