With more than 100,000 Russian troops on their border, Ukrainians are nervous, and that’s hardly surprising.
After all, this is not the first time Russian President Vladimir Putin has talked of trying to annex his neighboring republic. And his position that Ukraine should be under Russian control represents a consistent thread dating back to the country’s pre-20th century czarist rulers.
But it’s not only the Russians who make Ukraine nervous. So do the sometimes schizophrenic stances of the West. Statements of support from European and North American countries for Ukraine’s integrity have often been stronger than their actions.
