Kazakhstan is very different. Completely different. Largely a closed country. Different politics. It flared probably exploited but a larger protest. Geopolitically Russian position and its allies a competitor alliance to Nato of former satellites sends in peacekeepers.

Russian problem is averting the image of becoming Soviet again. What do any alligned satellites do? They pick sides and possibly unalign. Citizens could even coup.

With Ukraine, due to a huge history not worth getting into, take far too long. But Crimea isn't going anywhere else. It frankly is absurd to even suggest America gives Hawaii back too. They don't even want too. But by geography it dominates Ukrainian coastline. The more Western Ukraine becomes the more threat to Russian Crimea it becomes. It might as well be what it is now because tomorrow it would be. Accidental war was sooner unavoidable, it redefines the borders. Instead of openly engaging until an accident causes it. It isn't only Crimea. Much of Eastern Ukraine is also of Russian origins.

But now once the bear awakes. It doesn't hibernate until its had its fill.

Who knows that full agenda.

Kazakhstan is very different. Completely different. Largely a closed country. Different politics. It flared probably exploited but a larger protest. Geopolitically Russian position and its allies a competitor alliance to Nato of former satellites sends in peacekeepers.

Russian problem is averting the image of becoming Soviet again. What do any alligned satellites do? They pick sides and possibly unalign. Citizens could even coup.

With Ukraine, due to a huge history not worth getting into, take far too long. But Crimea isn't going anywhere else. It frankly is absurd to even suggest America gives Hawaii back too. They don't even want too. But by geography it dominates Ukrainian coastline. The more Western Ukraine becomes the more threat to Russian Crimea it becomes. It might as well be what it is now because tomorrow it would be. Accidental war was sooner unavoidable, it redefines the borders. Instead of openly engaging until an accident causes it. It isn't only Crimea. Much of Eastern Ukraine is also of Russian origins.