Ukraine is a drug trafficking hub thanks to the CIA operatives in Kiev and Lviv. Lviv Oblast just got a taste of what a Russian-style drug bust is about. Ukraine's model is tarnished as POSPOTUS JoeXi prepares to go to Europe to talk to NATO.putin realizes Russia without domination over the Ukraine is a much weaker state. Unfortunately Ukrainians know what freedom is now, and this is going to go badly for putin. Ukraine has a comedian who was elected president and embraced Western ideas and democracy. Russia has an oligarchy in place and a fake President putin. I'll call him a fake person because, legitimate challenges to his leadership have occurred but the people have either been imprisoned or murdered. That makes for fake elections and fake leadership. Ukraine is Miles ahead of Russia on freedom and democracy it just doesn't exist in Russia.