Is the Ukraine lost?

Ukraine President Porosjenko has decided that the eastern part of the Ukraine will be ruled (for now) by the Russian-separatists. I don’t get it, no I really don’t! I mean first they involve the world in their fight against the separatists. Now that they get help, they do what? The fools surrender part of their country to, IMHO Russian terrorists. The Ukraine fought hard and long to defeat the separatists, but it all went to hell when Putin intervened. First it was Crimea that Putin wanted back. He got what he wanted, now however he wants the rest of the Ukraine. Putin wants the Ukraine, period! We all know, what Putin wants, Putin gets. Putin wants not only the Ukraine, no he wants so much more. I already wrote about this in my previous blog. If Putin gets his hands on Crimea, he will go after the rest of the Ukraine. It will be bit by bit, piece by piece.

MH 17

Downing the civilian airliner flight MH 17 was the biggest mistake the separatists/ Russia made. By acting like the amateurs they are, they killed almost 300 innocent civilians. Of course Putin keeps denying that Russia was involved in downing the aircraft, but the whole wide world knows different.

Sanctions

Through several rounds of sanctions against Russia, because of the role the country plays in the crisis in Ukraine, Russian banks and energy companies barely more access to foreign exchange.

In addition, access is blocked to the European capital market for three Russian energy companies (Rosneft, Gazprom Neft and Transneft). Earlier, the EU made ​​this all possible for a number of Russian banks. Because of this restriction, it is more difficult to borrow money. Moreover, the EU extends sanctions on the oil sector. Thus, the export of certain technologies from the EU to Russia are now restricted. 

A number of companies have asked Moscow for help, including oil giant Rosneft that says that it needs1.5 trillion rubles ($ 30.7 billion).

And get this! 

Russia wants billions of rubles set aside to protect companies against the effects of European and American sanctions against the country. The money will be transferred from the pension pot of the Russian Federation in a special fund should be available next year. Putin empties the pension pot, I mean really? 

Russia got warning after warning about their interference in the war between the Russian separatists and the Ukraine. Putin just doesn’t care. Even now the Russian ruble has hit a new all-time low; he still interferes as in helping the Russian separatists by supplying them with weapons and other weaponry, like tanks and missiles, to shoot airplanes out of the sky. Yes, that’s right, like they did MH 17, a commercial airliner with nearly 300 innocent civilians on board. If that’s not murder, then in don’t know what is! This wasn’t an accident; you don’t shoot an unidentified flying object out of the sky, you just don’t. Well at least people who have a conscience don’t.

Anyway, more sanctions for Russia, and these new sanctions are going to hit Russia in the financial heart and it will heart like a bitch. Still, Putin acts like he  doesn't have a care in the world. These new sanctions will hit Russia hard; also the rest of the world will suffer the consequences. There will be no winner in the conflict between the Ukraine, Russia and the rest of the world! In the end, they all will lose!

It won't happen overnight, but If all goes as plan, the Ukraine will be lost to Russia. It makes me asked myself, which country is next?