Are you really that surprised though?
Western Ukriane is full of really dumb people who overthrew their government because the government chose not to agree to a restrictive 'green new deal' burdened trade deal with the EU.
They thought a trade deal, was the same thing as EU membership, and free travel anywhere in Europe for employment.
They chimped out and started this whole conflict over that with just a meager $5 billion dollars in USAID help.
I think at the time it was reported they were paying maidan protestors $200 a day to show up and riot.
In fairness Ukraine was overrun with all those US NGO's (for years) brainwashing the people. The promise of a better life simply hid the harsh reality of the real world. By all accounts they are still living in that dream. I dont think they will ever wake up from the dream, just look at those posting in this topic, they never ever changed their tune, not understanding some basic realities -
The US wanted Nato in Ukraine.
The US ignored all Russia's warnings, and told Russia that they did not care about Russian Interests.
The world is not fair, its ruled by might is right. The current US does not want WW3 so the natural thing to do is to leave Ukraine.
Ukraine is in a worse situation now then it has been in ever. It is about to prostitute itself by giving away billions of raw materials, paying for "AID" that was never free.
A total joke. They were tricked to go on a mad adventure by a companion that basically screwed them over and left them alone in the forest.
This post was edited by ferdia on Feb 12 2025 02:05pm