UKRAINE: ECONOMICS DIVISION OF CULTURAL INTEREST –” eastern Ukraine, notably it

UKRAINE: ECONOMICS DIVISION OF CULTURAL INTEREST

–” eastern Ukraine, notably its industrial Donetsk basin, feared that growing integration with the EU would wipe out their region’s antiquated manufacturing industry, mining, steel firms, commodity companies and chemical plants, causing high unemployment.”– Eric Margolis

I didn’t understand this until Max explained it to me this week. But last night I read up on it. It’s true. Eastern Ukraine’s Russian speakers and western Ukraine’s agrarians would be differently affected by moves east or west.

The west is catholic polish and speaks Ukrainian. The east is byzantine, Russified, and speaks Russian. Although you must understand that genetically, Ukraine is a very diverse, and the data I have seen is that it contains every western tribe in greater mix than any other state I’ve seen.

I tend to see spiritual differences as meaningless, but differences economic interests are irreconcilable.

So I overnight I started leaning more toward dividing this torn country. With each side maintaining independence. Two Ukraine’s are the best allies for independent Ukrainians.

Smaller is better.

Always.