Indeed. According to wikipedia (source was written in ukrainian, so can't checĸ), Putin said in 2008 that Russia would attempt to annex Crimea and East Ukraine

Indeed. According to wikipedia (source was written in ukrainian, so can't checĸ), Putin said in 2008 that Russia would attempt to annex Crimea and East Ukraine if they were to join NATO. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations#Russian_resistance_to_Ukrainian_NATO_membership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations#...