tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post1190633038116296496..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Russia Says 'No Basis For Dialogue' Is Now Moving Troops To The Ukraine BorderFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-36863648977517848232014-02-24T18:40:21.157-08:002014-02-24T18:40:21.157-08:00There's no doubt that Putin is NOT giving up t...There's no doubt that Putin is NOT giving up the Crimea, much less the Sevastopol naval base. But Putin has already said that he doesn't want to see Ukraine break up. If sincere, that indicates that he is unlikely to accept a partition of Ukraine. <br /><br />I suspect that his primary 'trigger' to invasion is any indication that Ukraine's new gov't. is ready to sign on with the EU. <br /><br />Putin almost certainly could care less who governs Ukraine as long as their loyalty is to remaining in mother Russia's orbit.Geoffrey Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778657759353748709noreply@blogger.com