Kremlin’s Eurasian ideology and its propaganda about the Kiev uprising.(Another view)

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3. When you are in a situation of us vs them as

became the case in Ukraine, there are no nuances. It becomes 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' At times, you don't or can't choose your allies. Don't pretend this has not happened over and over through history.

The problem is what happens after the common enemy has been vanquished. How do you deal with those you have major differences with?
At the end of WWII, the US and Russia were at loggerheads immediately. The US enacted the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe to provide allies and a bulwark against the USSR.

In Ukraine, they are trying to co-exist. I don't think this will work. However, if Russia pushes forward beyond Crimea, they will be uneasy allies again. At this point, neither can do without the other in the face of this threat.
Now if you think they should start fighting each other at this point, you are ignoring reality.

I am not ignoring or whitewashing what happened in Kiev. One side claims it is mostly neo-nazis who fomented and carried out the protests. Another side claims it was completely carried out by people with only Ukrainian rights as their cause. I believe the truth is in the middl.

You can call my view rationalizing. It is the reality when push come to shove and a real fight breaks out such as fighting Yanukovich or now the Russin. It is nasty and it is brutal. The citizens will be viewed as pro-Russia or pro-Ukraine. Sitting on the sidelines will not be an option because you will be included in one or the other by some arbitrary measure that each side uses.