I wonder when we will get an admission of the serial lies that the US and UK have fed the public over Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, Libya etc etc. And we must not forget Bosnia and Serbia – two Muslim states created in Europe, over the graves of millions of the like of King Sobieski, to drive Islam out of Europe.

All these invasions were illegal, and were done under the cover of new “true” excuses, when the old ones ran out of fuel. The result has been the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, destruction of basic infrastructure in the countries concerned, that will lead to countless more deaths well into the future.

These invasions have also destabilised the fragile ethnic and religious balance, leading to the uncorking of the demons of fratricide – more deaths by bomb and bullet.

Russia must have viewed the MO of US and the West in the above light, and could see that the West was out to sow instability right next to Russia, and then lay the blame on Russia. Russia would then have a real headache for decades, and keep it from interfering in the West’s global strategic goals.

The shrill behaviour of Western politicians since their bluff was called, confirms that this was the motive for destabilising Ukraine.