مجلس الدوما الروسي يصادق على معاهدة ضم القرم والبرلمان الاوكراني يتعهد بـ"النضال من اجل تحريرها"

hello southern: have you ever visited Ukraine?

flamethrower, listen to patience and be patient.

U know guys ? These russians are all hyppocrite,stingy,bad and thirsty for cash !! Look for example the search for the missing plane,the u.s. Are sending over 50 aircraft ships equipements etc...to help for the search,when these dirty russians all their desires are in Ukraine and how to get more and more land and money ,and this is very disgusting ,all countrie are helping for the search exept these russians is it fair ???? Juge urself !!chou haddinyer ya jama3a ,???

No doubt Putin has the upper hand given a US and EU non-action. Ukraine is no match for Russian army. But Russian Army is no match for American. Yes Russia is a bear but is isolated with the exception of minor chiouaouas but America is a sleeping dragon that is best not woken up. Putin knows that too well.

2. What's also important to bare in mind is that China and Russia have an advantage none of the others do. They span about half the world (with India). Russia alone is some 2x bigger than the US and China about the same size. They don't need aircraft carriers or bases or engage in diplomatic limbo. They OWN the lands and they together span more than 14 timezones. Even if the EU were to join for example, they'd still be 1/2 times smaller in terms of land and hence logistically handicapped to a great extent. Really, the US, while not so wise when it comes to military endeavors, is wise enough to not provoke a Sino-Russian military reponse or awakening, meaning both are pretty much immune, it's only a matter of time before this becomes evident.