It's a f---ed up world we live in.
http://bigthink.com/purpose-inc/human-rights-crisis-in-ukraine-uprising-in-flames
This was the situation in Ukraine two days ago, as had been the situation for several weeks. The president flopped on a move that would have aligned Ukraine with the European Union and the rest of the west, breaking the once-Soviet territory further away from Mother Russia. Like the article mentions, government corruption (rampant in Ukraine) likely played a role in this change in opinion. In the last couple months, Ukraine has started resembling another Eastern European nation I could mention (yours, Mr. Putin), what with limitations and restrictions on basic freedoms we Americans take for granted. Things turned violent a few days ago, with protesters clashing with riot police.
This is what's happening today: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/world/europe/ukraine.html?_r=0
We don't really know which side struck first (though I have a pretty firm idea myself), breaking the hastily-arranged truce. What we do know is that over seventy protesters are dead after police opened fire. And that's just sick. These are your people out there. If you hate them so much, have the decency to pull a Czechoslovakia and separate peacefully. The real kicker is that the west can't do anything to interfere, for the same reason we couldn't interfere with Syria - if we do, Mr. Yanukovych will call on his ol' buddy Putin, and then we have another world war on our hands. And that's the last thing anybody wants. Hopefully, the Ukrainian people will be able to work this out peacefully or have a peaceful split. But the odds aren't favorable.
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