[quote=Nex]I try to avoid blanket statements, but pro-Kremlin parties are notorious for being corrupt and autocratic. Look at Belarus, for instance. I don't think favour should be given to those people who support a pro-Western government, but favour should indeed be given to those people who support a democratic government.[/quote]

I'm supportive of those protesters in the Ukraine for wanting to not be chained to Russia anymore but I dislike the idea of doing mass deportations as a way to solve an issue. It's a dangerous road to start in on. Making the ethnic divides even more obvious and setting neighbor against neighbor even more than is already happening. Ukrainians have a lot of reasons to hate the Russians historically but to become a functioning democracy they have to work with all the groups of people in the country. Part of what democracy does is protect the minorities, whether they be political, ethnic, or racially part of a smaller group within the nation so they are not run over by the majority. The protesters have a valid arguement and should be heard, it's sad that it had to get to this point.