I must say I have a real problem with Russia thinking it has the right to meddle in other countries to "protect" the rights of Russian nationals there.
That was the excuse Hitler used to seize Czechoslovakia, and it was no more valid then than now. A nation should act as much as possible to protect overseas citizens and nationals, but not nationals of another country, no matter what the cultural links. The only exception is when human rights are involved, and then it should be without regard to the ethnicity or culture of those being persecuted.
Actually this is nationalism, and the citizens and nationals of any country owe their allegiance to the nation they are part of, not any other country, and so the rebels in Ukraine should be seen as really simply traitors putting ethnicity ahead of nation. When ethnic groups fail to realize this they bring discrimination and persecution down on their heads, and should not be given foreign assistance.
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