[quote=Omega]
Putin's actions in Ukraine have increased his approval rating as high as 70+% in opinion polls in Russia and political analysts are saying even if forced to withdraw will come out winning domestically for showing interest in protectin Russian speakers against Westerners.
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Opinion polls in Russia would be giving good news about Putin if he spent all day on the top of a building in Moscow pissing down onto the street while singing "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina".

[quote=HeySeuss]
Some of the better coverage on this is coming out of the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz, which has a very different stake in this situation, as well as better sources than most media outlets.tl;dr: The Western Ukrainian government aren't saints either.
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I imagine all they have to talk about is how Svoboda and the Right Sector are Nazis.