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It's an (somewhat distorted) oversimplification to call this a Cold-War style chess game. Both groups are authentic, i.e. people in Western Ukraine genuinely fe
by bluekeybox 13y ago
It's an (somewhat distorted) oversimplification to call this a Cold-War style chess game. Both groups are authentic, i.e. people in Western Ukraine genuinely feel closer to the West while people in Eastern Ukraine genuinely do feel closer to Russia. The US influence is nearly non-existent (if you discount Hollywood movies of course) while Russia exerts very significant influence by placing economic pressure (such as banning imports from "misbehaving" countries that were formerly a part of the USSR), providing PR expertise to Russian-supporting political parties, and so on.
- tiatia 13y agoI agree that Ukraine is a divided country. This being said: Just recently a newspaper in Beijing had a comic showing the Ukraine as a car. Uncle Sam was shown trying to stir the stirring wheel. This gives you an idea. Trust me, the US has a strong strong interest of the Ukraine breaking away from US influence.
- bluekeybox 13y ago> the US has a strong strong interest of the Ukraine breaking away from US influence Sure it does. However, don't you understand that all runner-up or would-be superpowers (China, Russia, etc) have a vested interest in portraying US influence as being the driving force behind anything bad happening anywhere? > Just recently a newspaper in Beijing had a comic showing the Ukraine as a car. Uncle Sam was shown trying to stir the stirring wheel. This gives you an idea. So that's where you get your news from? How about you learn some Ukrainian and find out what the actual situation is on the ground?
- tiatia 13y agoSince I live in Beijing. Yes.