There seems to be some doubt as to why Russia would support a gangster who has never done them any favours over a democrat who was happy to sell to the highest bidder.
Just in case the confusion continues anywhere out there. Russia wants the Ukraine to be a pariah state which is shunned by the rest of the world, with the possible exception of that paragon of democracy Lukashenko from Belarus.
Short term financial gains be damned this is long-term control over its own backyard. Which, if anything is to be learnt from history, is probably a good idea. It's just that your average Russian always has to take the hardest route from a-to-b. If it's possible to fit in a convulted trip via AB1 at the same time that would suit them just fine.
If Putin surrounded himself with people who could think there way out of a 2004 paper bag the solution would be screamingly obvious. Schooling in cold-war spy techniques tends to create a degree of paranoia that makes it logical to support the guy who does not want your support.
Just in case the confusion continues anywhere out there. Russia wants the Ukraine to be a pariah state which is shunned by the rest of the world, with the possible exception of that paragon of democracy Lukashenko from Belarus.
Short term financial gains be damned this is long-term control over its own backyard. Which, if anything is to be learnt from history, is probably a good idea. It's just that your average Russian always has to take the hardest route from a-to-b. If it's possible to fit in a convulted trip via AB1 at the same time that would suit them just fine.
If Putin surrounded himself with people who could think there way out of a 2004 paper bag the solution would be screamingly obvious. Schooling in cold-war spy techniques tends to create a degree of paranoia that makes it logical to support the guy who does not want your support.
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