[Nedusa]

Funny that.........we had the same type of situation over here a few years back. One half of Northern Ireland wanted to be part of the Irish Republic the other half remain British. Result stalemate and a concocted Peace accord that doesn't really help either side although some might say the Unionists got a far better deal.

Ukraine similarly will never be allowed to divide along these lines....they need to work through their problems, Russia is never going away any time soon (Half of Ukrainians have Russian blood and family in Russia) and as for the EU well what can Ukraine offer to the EU other than more mass immigration.

So I would be happy if Ukraine stayed where it is and patched up its differences with Russia.

I can't help thinking this current situation in kiev has been inflammed by political tampering from Russia and the West (US)