You don't even talk for yourself. And you don't set the terms of discussion. So spare us the attempts and go back in the thread if you're honestly interested in my opinion on those topics. It runs since before the US-supported putsch and it hasn't forgotten.
You mean that asking a question about which country has violated the LOAC in the very recent past, and pointing out the similarities to current events is not talking for myself?
You've been ignoring this point - I'm suspecting because you have a dislike of western democracy and a liking for the Russian or Soviet style of "rule by strongman" - but your willingness to ignore the point does not speak well of your intellectual honesty.
Having looked at this whole event overall what I've noticed is that there has been a trend to ignore inconvenient facts on the pro-Yakunovytch/and now pro-secessionist-Putin side.
a. The anger displayed by the Ukrainain people over their former President flip-flopping on an economic deal that they wanted because Vlad said, "I don't like that - scrap the talks and have some cash." appear genuine to me;
b. I'm not seeing the manipulation of the EU/NATO/West in keeping the protests going - cash pales quickly when you are getting soaked by water cannon in a Ukrainian winter, and if the only thing keeping you in the game is money, motivation is hard to keep going when you're getting beaten and shot/ and or having to live in a ring of tire fires;
c. Yes, there are far right elements that were involved in the overthrow - and they are not playing a major part in the new government, and in fact are the subject of police pressure;
d. Said "facist" governement immediately calls for a Presidential election to vote in a new President (odd because a true facist government would postpone the election until events stabilized);
e. Prior to the change in government, there was no apparent or large scale seccessionist movements in either Crimea or in the east - the pro-Putin President is voted out and wham - a fully formed independence movement emerges in both areas and in one area calls an referendum in less than two weeks and oddly the pro-Russia side has their election materials ready to go;
f. Said referendum occurs in an environment where the forces of a foreign power leave the military bases they are allowed to occupy by treaty to occupy strategic points, and where "spontaneously formed ethnic militias" suddenly start occupying areas wearing the most recent pattern Russian military uniforms without any badges or insignia;
g. The referendum's results are comically lopsided;
h. The breakaway territory votes to join the occupying power who graciously accepts this strategically important territory (almost in less time than it takes to write about it);
i. Almost immediately after the first territory breaks away, another region starts with a nearly identical pattern of activity;
j. Despite Russia having engaged in similar conduct themselves, Russia threaten Ukraine with military sanctions if they use their military to restore order within their own borders.
