re: #143 jvic

1. The situation in Ukraine does not affect the essential interests of the USA or EU, but it is important: not important enough for a shooting war which could easily escalate to nuclear, but arguably important enough for an economic war which the West would win at the cost of dislocation and discomfort to its citizens.

2. I’m not saying Wikipedia should be taken at face value, but the following is roughly consistent with my vague memory of events:

“You f**ked up. You trusted us.” The West to Ukraine?

Russia to Ukraine? They signed on too, and AFAIK they’re the only ones making aggressive moves right now.