What is really happening in Ukraine
I heard that there are a lot of nukes in Ukraine and the last thing the world wants is those split off into separate hands.  I would harbor a guess that the US would rather have those nukes in the hands of Russia, who is a known evil but rational, vs someone else entirely new.<p>I read on Stratfor that Russia does not want Ukraine to become independent because it's basically the "soft underbelly" leading into Russia.  It's basically the equivalent of letting Texas become independent.  With Putin in control, there's no way he's letting Ukraine go free, especially given all the nukes, its strategic location, etc.