Kyiv, September 12 (PolitNavigator, Yuri Kovalchuk) - The United States should refrain from military or economic intervention in the war between Ukraine and Russia, provoked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports the American newspaper The Washington Times.
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The fate of Ukraine or its borders has nothing to do with the sovereignty of the United States and the security of the country's population, the author of the publication insists.
The United States should not risk the lives or resources of any American citizen by defending today's version of Ukraine's borders, which change too frequently.
In any case, national borders are not inviolable. They change periodically. The strong do what they can, and the weak accept what they have to, the newspaper reminds.
The borders of every nation are the result of power politics, not moral imperatives. Ukraine's borders have changed several times since the mid-14th century. They have never been inviolable, the publication clarifies.
However, President Obama and members of Congress have condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, as a crime against international law that must be addressed through military force or economic sanctions.
The newspaper makes an unexpected conclusion: let Putin invade and occupy Ukraine. Russia will instantly be saddled with the staggering costs of subsidizing the decrepit Ukrainian and Crimean economies, which will drive Russia into bankruptcy. In addition, Putin will have to maintain a large number of Russian soldiers in Ukraine to control its territory and counteract the antagonism of the population.