aaaand here we go

now sochi's over, ukraine has the kremlin's undivided attn.

- "Let them (the Ukrainian authorities) turn to their Western patrons."
- Russian state TV host accuses Ukraine's Yanukovich of 'betrayal' - "The West is the West, but the head of state in any case always holds fundamental responsibility for his country,"
- Ukraine crisis fuels secession calls in pro-Russian south

three bilion opinion pieces on how russia will mosdef fight for crimea in ~big, brutal, clumsy bear~ fashion.

eta: washington post / nyt why russia won't interfere

eta (march 1st): Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war (colorful comments section) / Obama, wary of foreign crises, faces East-West standoff in Ukraine