Actually much of Russia is in Europe.

The Eurovision song contest perhaps?

He means the annual Europe vs Russia scrimmage bustling championships, of course.

Or maybe the band called Europe compared to Russia?

China.

U S A ! U S A ! U S A !

Nah, 'Murikka would enjoy getting involved in this one.

It would give Poland a fantastic opportunity to excel.

Miltarialy Rusia will take Crimia for sure, the adage is get there first with the most men, Russia are a shoe in. As the Crimia is majority ethnic Russian speakers, they also have political and legal cover. Russian law allows invasions to protect Russians. They have bigreason for keeping a black sea port, so no amount of western hand ringing will prevent Crimia fallling IMHO. Its not like west will take up arms against Russia on this one. The rest of the Ukraine will stay intact under west leaning President. West will pick up the tab of keeping it afloat. Russia +1 Europe -1.

Ukraine leans toward European though... Right?

Who knows Steephie - the people should decide.

I have a feeling other countries are going to screw up here and mine's gonna pay for that :(

Prepare the Sochi Bear for Battle!

The "fascist" putsch has little chance of succeeding since Janukovych wisely moved the state coffers before they stormed in to seize them. Governing a country without money is a different beast than shouting slogans on squares.

@redhouse: did you have a specific scenario in mind? I hate it when your country has to pay :)

@Maniac - but Russia would violate a treaty that they signed in 1992 guaranteeing the sovereignty of Ukraine. They physically cannot break that treaty without bringing the other two signatories of it - the UK and US - into a war. So, we won't see Russia annex Crimea. Not outright anyways.

21:32: Ukraine's UN Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev tells the UN Security Council that Russian military helicopters and transport planes are "entering" his country and Russian armed forces have seized Crimea's main airport, AP reports.

Seems you were right goldfinger

The Bandera-ites are done. Russian military isn't in Crimea, these are self-defense forces. Somebody is spreading misinformation. Yanukovich has publicly told Russia not to intervene.

Putin, there are videos of dozens of attack helicopters flying over Crimea. They certainly aren't Ukraine's

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10668357/Russia-admits-that-it-has-moved-troops-in-Ukraine.html

Looks more like you are right, Maniac

The Prime Minister of Crimea has said there is no need for Russian military assistance. Ditto Yanukovich. The people who seized the airports were not Russian soldiers, but Crimean self-defense forces.

When have the Russians ever not been willing to use a "spontaneous local uprising" to their advantage? It doesn't matter who does the deed, so long as the payoff is Russian control in the end.

By "dozens" you mean ten. And this was as described by Ukrainian border guards. Where are the 'videos'?

I do enjoy how the Bandera-ites are whining about the seizure of government buildings in Crimea. Apparently copying their own putsch is inadmissible.

Protecting the Black Sea fleet, not an armed invasion.

As usual the Russophobic pro-Bandera press has no shame.

"The Bandera-ites are done. Russian military isn't in Crimea, these are self-defense forces. Somebody is spreading misinformation. Yanukovich has publicly told Russia not to intervene."

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I'm actually with Putin here, if Germany was on the brink of collapse, you'd see the US flying troops into Ramstein to protect the base. But then again, Russian intentions remains to be seen. We have Putin33 on record saying this is only a protection of the Black Sea fleet and therefor Russian sovereignty, we of course, can assume that he feels that escalating their activities would be unacceptable.

Putin33 - many conflicts are started by 'defensive actions'. Do you think the Russian Black Sea fleet needs protecting? If so from whom?