Originally posted by Boroda
The Kwasniewsky's words that Putin quoted were: "For the US Russia without Ukraine is better then with it".
Kwasniewskiy's definetly right, but, unfortunately he sounds like a pro-american jakal
I find Putin's reaction absolutely understandable and proper. There is nothing to discuss here.
Yes, agreed completely. But now the forces that got to power in Ukraine are 100% anti-Russian. They declared their goals: to reduce Russian population to 30-50 million, to make it supply "golden billion" with oil and gas
Prolly, different media different quotes... havn't heard KWasniewski saying this so won't argue about it, but... read what you typed "pro-american jackal". So... afte many years of being soviet slaves here in Poland, once finally have our freedom back, we as a independent nation can't support america? wft? Germany, France and now Russia are dissatissfied about independent country supporting another coutry? gee is it a crime?
But to be honest, Ukraine opened to the west is something that we, Polas are happy to see - are you surprised? is Putin surprised? if he is - he is a fool... but i doubt he is a fool... so as others in my coutry, please look at it as our opinion about future of that region. for us, free and independent Ukraine is surely better then Ukraine dominated by Russia... but you know what? screw our vote, because Russion or Polish wishes are worth nothing... Ukrainians have his right to decide about his future - so they did, no matter if we like it or not

As for the second part - if Ukrainias will do anything against the law you will here me saying that they should be spanked badly, but i doubt it's going to happened. If you are afraid that Russians living there or Russians in Russia are in danger because of Ukraine - i believe and i hope i'm right - it's propaganda.
But as i said, you or me can't predict the future, so let's wait and see what the time will bring. Hopefully nothing that could hurt Russians living in Ukraine.
but if we are about it - Poles who appeared to live in Soviet Union while our agreat allies with stalin moved our borders and gave our lands (our after WWI) to Stalin, hurt badly till 90's... (many times seen the people living in Belarus and saying what's going on over there nowdays) let's hope it won't happened to Russians.