I think putins a maniac-bush is a sound solid leader who gets slated to much sadam DID have wmd AND used on his own people-putin is even more dangerous,i believe we need to re-open the shelters this is going to kick off big time.
russia has the secret mountain that holds 60,000 in case of nuke war.

andy, frome, england (uk)

Russia with the exception of Moscow major Mr.Luzhkov did not have any claims towards Crimea or any other Ukranian regions.

This is all anti-Russian cheerleading of Mr.Yushenko who needs to preserve his declining power with scaring East Ukraine voters.

Andrei, Novosibirsk, Russia

N Smith, Trowbridge

Russians do have a right of self-determination. They have executed it on June 12, 1990, proclaiming the independence of Russian Federation (within its current borders) from the Soviet Union. They have their own country, and that is a pretty big chunk of land.

Serhii, Tokyo, Japan

Maxim, you are correct to believe that Ukrainian and Russian cultures "are one" because that is what the Soviet Communists and Russian Imperialists taught you in school. Unfortunately it is propaganda to justify the 300 years of brutal colonial rule of Muscovy in Ukraine.

Greg, Montreal, Canada

It is very unlikely that Crimea tatars or ukranians would carry out attack on ethnic Russians there. Unless Ukranian president just like Saakashvili would order its army to began to kill Russian children and women while they are asleep. Just to aid a little bit McCains declining presidential campain

Lana, New York, USA

It is very unlikely that Crimea tatars or ukranians would carry out attack on ethnic Russians there. Unless Ukranian president just like Saakashvili would order its army to began to kill Russian children and women while they are asleep. Just to aid a little bit McCains declining presidential rally .

Lana, New York, USA

Some people are confusing Ukraine with Russia. It is important to understand that Ukraine has ancient history that began long before first powerfull Ukrainian state Kyivan Rus was created. And Russia started 200 years after Kyivan Rus and it was called Muscovy. It has nothing in common with Ukraine

Victor Bird, binghamton, USA

Next thing you know, the Gibraltarians will be demanding to be part of the UK.

john, USA,

You failed to mention that Crimea was always part of Russia and was gifted to Ukrain only in 1954 by soviet dictator Khrushchev, himself Ukrainian
then it made little difference, as both Russia and Ukraine where part of USSR
Off course Crimeans deeply resent it's new masters hostility to Russia

Dima, Haifa, Israel Russia

Russian annexation of Georgian territory is reminiscent of Gitler's annexation of Chech territory in 1937. We know what followed. Russian Imperialism must be stopped before it's too late. The only way to stop it is economic isolation and immediate acceptance of Ukraine to Nato.

Taras Polataiko, New York, USA

My wife is Ukrainian and we had hopes of retiring there in a few short years. Russia has absolutely no business in Ukraine. During Putin's first term, he vowed that Russia would take back ALL the countries that declared Independence from Russia. It is happening now, slowly. Russia must be stopped.

Budd Alveshire, Batesville Arkansas, USA

To Tanya
Did You Know that Saakasvilli admires the most two "Strong Georgians"
Stalin and Beria, The same people who broke countless Russian and Ukrainian lives.
Among their crimes is Holodomor femaine, that you mention in which millions Ukrainians and Russians perished.

Dima, Haifa, Israel Russia

Guatemala 1954 overthrow of the democratically elected Arbenz and placement of Colonel Armas in power,Egypt 1956 troop deployment following nationalisation of Suez Canal AND propping-up of unelected Hosni Mubarak;Cuba 1961, Vietnam 1975, Indonesia 1965,Iraq 1980's US assistance to Saddam Hussein...

Zoran, Limerick, ROI

You people need to understand that Russia has always oppressed Ukraine and the other former Soviet countries. Russia ordered the made man famine in Ukraine from 1932-1933 where roughly 10 Million people died. Don't tell me communism is good,check the facts & history before you make ignorant comments

Tania, New York,

Beware there is a stealth policy of Russification going on before our very eyes.

Apparently St Georges Hill in Surrey and large parts of Kensington and Chelsea, where a majority are Russian, will shortly be demanding to be part of Russia also.

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

N Smith, Trowbridge

And if in 20 years the West Midlands majority Asian population feel they want to be governed by Pakistan you'd be fine with that?

Phill, The Wirral, England

I'm very surprised to see that westerners knoe such facts about Khrushchev and Ukraine.

Rarg, Riga,

And soon the nuclear warheads will fly

Peter, Vancouver BC., Canada

russia and ukraine are the one. dont you understand. It has one culture, one history. noone can change this

Maxim, Rostov, Russia

Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, France etc..?!?! This sort of 20th century nationalism worries me far more than communism.

Tom, Epsom, UK

I say let the Russians have the Crimea. After all, they are in the majority there. When Khrushchev ceded it to the Ukrainian SSR he never anticipated an independent Ukraine. Why is it that self-determination does not apply where Russians are concerned- are some racisms more PC than others?

N Smith, Trowbridge,

Poland 1945, Budapest 1956, Prague 1968, Afghanistan 1979,
Georgia 2008, Ukraine ????????

ian payne, walsall,