AlbrechtVonRoon

Is the sentiment pro-EU, or simply anti-Russian?

I suppose I should have elaborated a bit. I didn't mean it in an 'are you guys against the Russian people'. I meant it more along the lines of, is the Ukraine really pro-EU, or rather just trying to remove foreign influence?

Personally, I would argue that swapping Moscow for Brussels is only a small step forward. I suppose my question is, are you pro-EU as you see this as the only way to ensure a free Ukraine, or do you support the EU because you are internationalists, hoping to promote greater European integration? Would you prefer Ukraine independence without the aid of the EU?

Thanks for the AMA!

Actually, I wouldn't make connections to Hitler in the 1930s, I think rather one should simply point out that Russian control over the Slavic regions has been central to Russian foreign policy for the past 200 years, if not more. This isn't the rise of something new (certainly not a new Hitler, Putin has long since surpassed his rise, he is in his prime now), but rather business as usual.

I think it was the Berkut specifically, a special riot police force. And, if I am not mistaken, the Berkut were defending a government that was both corrupt and pro-Russian.

Would you not prefer to just listen to Christopher Lee, A Heavy Metal Christmas?