The USA/CIA/NED initiated the Coup d'Etat in a bankrupt Ukraine and failed miserably in gaining popular support of the Coup. Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk did not approve of the new gov't. The new Ukraine gov't toadies were installed with approximately 13% of eligible voters. The Crimeans VOTED to be annexed by Russian. Donetsk and Luhansk requested to be annexed by Russia. The USA will make a big PR MSM push to make Russia the bad guy in the MSM that they control. Ukraine ripped Russia off for years by stealing huge volumes of the Russian Natu;ral Gas being shipped through Ukraine in pipelines. Ukraine is currently attempting to stiff Russia on a $3 billion debt. At the time of the Coup d'Etat in Ukraine Russia had 25,000 military personnel stationed in Crimea, and were not invaders. The scumbag, bankrupt Ukraine gov't is kept afloat by USA sponsored loans, grants, and aid. The current results of the Naval Blockade an Kerst is the reason Russia did not allow Crimea to fall to Western hegemony. We can't ignore the history that Crimea had been a part of Russia, not so long ago. Would you want the scumbag billionaires that the USA promoted in Ukraine running your Nations. That's a big Hell No! The USA created this imbroglio by interfering in another foreign gov't. USA electioneering in Russia's backdoor. If the USA had not interfered, Ukraine and Russia could have worked out a mutually satisfactory solution, but with the current batch of toadies in Kiev being supported by USA/CIA/NED destabilization is assured. It's the only way they can stay in power. Perhaps in the next election Ukrainians will realize that an alliance with the West has significant disadvantages and dangers. We, the USA, are not the good guys, but manipulatinf "INTERESTS' for USA Corporate. Poroshenko would be wise to offer Russia a big box of chocolates and offer to seriously work out their differences. Crimea will not be on the table. There is no chance that the Ukraine military can stand up to Russian forces, but there is 100% chance that the USA would encourage Poroshenko to commit to military action to destabilize Ukraine to USA advantage. Wars are expensive and the USA would own the War Loans and gain the collaterol day by day. The IMF would own Ukraine. Standard operating procedure. The myths about " freedom and democracy " are just that , Myths. Interests, Corporatism, Economic control, hegemony are reality./