Are you really that delusional Faith? I thought that journalists were unbiased when it came to reporting the news? First lets look at Crimea - It’s a delusion that Russian troops annexed Crimea. Russian troops did nothing of the kind. Russian troops were in Crimea under the international treaty on the deployment of the Russian military base. It’s true that Russian troops helped Crimean's hold a referendum on their (a) independence and (b) desire to join the Russian Federation. No one can prevent these people from exercising a right that is stipulated in Article 1 of the UN Charter, the right of nations to self-determination. - This area of land was never part of a Ukrainian territory - it was given by a Communist dictator (Ukrainian in heritage) and the people there were mostly Russian. Have you ever been to Crimea? Have you ever lived in Russia or Ukraine? You (and many delusional Canadian Ukrainians) claim your Ukrainian heritage but your mindset is purely western and you are so far removed from your "RUS" heritage that you can only see and understand the past century of what this area was (Communist Soviet Union) you do not understand or see the other 900 years of what the true "RUS" spirit and culture really is. I have lived in Russia since 2004 - I have been many times to Ukraine and have many friends all over the country. I am a professor at the State University in St Petersburg where I had the opportunity to teach students from all over Russia - Belarus - Ukraine - Georgia, etc. This gave me a good understanding of the people, culture, and history.
Second the demonization of President Putin by western leaders and media. "The primary reason for demonizing Vladimir Putin is his "actions that are undermining the economic ambitions of the Western bankers." One major achievement in this respect was the recently signed 30-year gas deal with China, estimated to be worth over $400 billion." Summed up very well by Prof James Fetzer - Prof. Fetzer's predictions for the development of Russian-US relations are extremely grim. He warns that there is "a very real possibility now" of a war seen in some US circles as "the only way to salvage the American economy, which is falling apart." The expert even has some speculative details to share about the probable campaign. "There've been reports and anticipations that 22 June may be the key date for some kind of an attack, that would be blamed on Iran and Russia to promote a world war. It would, of course, be completely catastrophic, but in the US it may be viewed as the last desperate attempt for a government in a desperate situation."
Such a scenario, Prof. Fetzer explains, may unfold due to the fact that "the Western powers are driven by greed and the profit motive. There is a long-standing chronic problem here and it is rooted in the nature of capitalism and the lust for even more profits, which are being exposed again and again with the American corporations".
You ask that NATO intervene in Ukraine to "protect". NATO is nothing more than the war machine used by the expansionist's in the west to accomplish their goals. I believe President Putin summed it up very well in his latest interview with French media -
"Speaking of the level of sovereignty, I will say it again – any country that becomes a member of a military alliance gives away some of its sovereignty to a supranational body. For Russia, this would be unacceptable. As for other countries, it has nothing to do with us. They have to decide such matters for themselves. In this regard, I think of the Gaullist tradition and General Charles de Gaulle, who protected France’s sovereignty. I think this deserves respect. And there’s another example: François Mitterrand, who spoke of European confederation, with Russia as its member. I think this opportunity still exists and we will have it in the future."
Members in NATO have given up their sovereignty - and no longer control their own defence forces.
The last item I wish to touch on is your rant with Ezra about the "bully" Russia cutting off Ukraine's gas. Come on REALLY? Even common sense (something I always thought Sun News had) dictates that if you don't pay your bills the gas company will cut off your gas and require you to pay up front before any more is delivered. But by searching on the internet (something I guess you don't do often) I have found an excellent piece by Dr. Matthew Crosston - Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Security and Intelligence Studies program at Bellevue University http://journal-neo.org/2014/06... Give it a read and you will find something your western news filters don't tell the public.
I could go on about the genocide happening in the eastern part of Ukraine - how the military is killing innocent civilians and how it was atrocious for the past Ukrainian president to use a police force against the citizens but it Ok for the current regime to use the "MILITARY" against its own citizens.
Please I now invite you to defend your view, or are you like most Liberals who will delete my comment and block me? Answer my Twitter tweets too