Unfortunately while Russia annexes Crimea and is now eyeing eastern Ukraine the European-US response is almost all talk.

Someone more decisive-powerful than Obama and less confrontational than McCain is needed to run the US.

Pete

Graham. I am disappointed that in Poland you lost vision in your left eye. With only your right eye, you could have stayed home in comfort and regurgitated this material from Forbes(eg, 12 March). Poland was directly involved in the Kiev coup, and is an active agent in the highly provocative nuclear Ballistic Missile ‘Defense’ (BMD) deployments around Russia. I expected more balanced reporting from you.

Well, if the Ukraine falls, or is annexed by Russia, who is next?
The West stood idly by, as Russia annexed more and more of eastern Europe! And in so doing, created an evil empire!
If NATO, is not prepared to put boots on the ground in a huge military build up, on the polish/Ukraine border, and in so doing, say to Russia. Thus far and no farther, in a language, this power hungry Psychopath understands! Then the annexations will continue?
Moreover, this is the only way Russia can continue to prosper, even as the west applies selective sanctions? Sanctions, that would be increasingly difficult to impose, given Russia has already divested itself of significant foreign bond holdings.
While we talk/prevaricate, Russia laughs and acts!
Perhaps if that military buildup in Poland is accompanied by a missile shield? Putin who fears them more than almost anything else we might deploy, may pull back and opt for the former status quo?
Sanctions are useless, if they are progressively applied, when they should have been slapped on in full yesterday!
One can only imagine, that Putin sees an easy victory in the Ukraine, and a virtual doubling of his army, and food security.
It would also, put some of the old soviet missiles along with a warm water port, back under his complete control.
Maybe he thinks a few sanctions that he can bypass through places like Georgia etc, are worth what he stands to gain, and a world stage to strut on as a conquering hero, in his own delusions of grandeur?
The last time we tried to appease a warmongering Psychopath, the entire world was dragged into a war, we are still paying for, and which cost millions and millions of lives, and comparative trillions in treasure!
Rhrosty.

keep an eye on Kaliningrad, a Russian warm water oblast (enclave)just northeast of Poland and south of Lithuania.

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Suggest you read Paul's latest article 'two steps forward one step back' It was US money which overthrew a legitimate Govt in the Ukraine and installed the first Nazi Govt in 70 yrs.