As I said in the begining of this thread, a lot of soldiers and officer of the regular army joined the separatists (while Pravy Sector joined the National Guard). So, that explain why they have trained figthers and logistic.
Ukraine is one of the first country in military equipment production. They don't really need help from outside. BUT... I don't say it's not the case. I'm just sceptical when I hear NATO nations constantly blame Russia with slight or no proof.
Because, I ,actually, have more evidences that we (western countries) have strongly helped the Maïdan insurection (especially before and after this event).
IMO, there is no good guys or bad guys (except Svoboda and Pravy S.). And Putin is not worst than Obama. But the western empire drives too many agressive policies all around the world. Just to avoid an Eurasiatic bloc and preserve the dollar domination. It's dangerous, and it leads to war and totalitarism everywhere.
Tovi, yes, the west (mostly US) have been some bad bastards since the fall of the SU, but you have to understand this is simply because RF have been chaos most of that time, and the US took the huge power vacuum that emerged when SU fell.
This doesn't automatically make Russia good however. Many parts of Eastern Europe drowned in alchohol, crime, corruption, decay and poverty after SU fall. Perhaps partly because of the shock economics, but also simply because it just takes time to turn the minds of people, not to mention giant armies, ineffective industries and infrastructure. With the SU planned economy, whole cities and regions suddenly had very little to do. Now that RF is back on their feet, it is important for them to show strength. Both as a signal to other world players, but also to their own population.
I have seen some parts of eastern europe through travels. What I've seen is that it is almost a line going from the western parts to the eastern. It gets worse and worse the more east you go. Then you get to Russia, which is crazy.
I do understand why ukrainians want to turn west. Because if you just look around a bit, it is all very clear. Life for the average person is better the more west you go. The west have a system that works best in the world. That's why the west is on top of it. Eastern Bloc countries come from a system that collapsed on its own feet, and they are only to various degrees freed from it. The rotten system didn't really change that much.
Tovi, understand this please:
You or I might not love US foreign policy or EU policy. It can be quite scary at times with the mixup with capitalism and power.
But this doesn't mean the rest of the world is better. Most of the world, is way way worse. More lies, more theft, much more poverty, more desperation, more pollution, more abuse of the average person.
Even though capitalism is unfair as fuck, most other systems are way more unfair in practice. This is the perspective I look at this Ukraine case in. What is better for Ukrainian people and the country itself? Russia will not impose on them effective anti-corruption measures. Russia thrives and uses the corruption for its own benefit (just like in Russia).
IMO Russia know they have lost Ukraine long time ago. Now they just forcibly say to them that they are tied together in blood. (which they are) And they better never forget it. Sooner or later, even Russia itself will move westward. There is a limit to how long their propaganda can keep their own people in check with the internet around. People want justice, not crime, democracy, not corruption, and even great Putler will have to adapt.
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