Hey, Pan Handler - how about some links for what you are telling me above. Did you miss the part " As eastern Ukraine is predominately Russian and has been for eons, the act of striking the Russian language from official status was the first clue things were going to turn ugly in the east."
That was in reference to the neo-Nazi post: coup Ukrainian government (that the US officially supports) and the atrocities they have been committing on the people of the Donbass, i.e. ethnic Russians. Yo, Pan, I rarely use RT for references, there are plenty of plausible sources out there if one takes the time to research...
Andi: Nope, no typo, Somewhere in the vicinity of $5 billion USD (our tax dollars)went to overthrowing the elected government of Ukraine.
Curiously, the State Department can't account for a missing $6 billion during Hillary's tenure. The Russians had no choice but to respond to NATO provocations. The fact they exercised restraint in avoiding a larger war speaks well of them.