Basically, what makes it worse is large part of the group that took over is near enough a Neo-nazi anti Russian organisation which will rile up the largely Russian eastern and and southern areas.

It's been happening for a few days now, the Pro-Russian elements in east and south of the country are starting to kick off and want a referendum with the west not wanting the country to spilt up it'll probably end up as a civil war.

It's actually the other way round Putins approval rating is at the highest it's been in years due to whats happening, overall the Russian people see this as western backed aggression directed against Russia.

Putin 69.8% approvel

Obama 38%

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/03/07/Putin-the-Great-Russians-Love-the-Ukraine-Crisis

Some idiots on those forums don't really have a clue, the Crimea is basically part of Russia and has been since the Russian empire took it from the ottomans 2-3 hundred years ago it was only added from Russia to the Ukraine in the 1950's, since the break up off the Union it's been near enough semi-autonomous with high tensions since large % of the population wants to rejoin Russia.

Crimea is going to hold a referendum to join Russia.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/06/ukraine-crisis-crimea-part-of-russia-local-parliament-declares

Snipers.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/05/world/europe/ukraine-leaked-audio-recording/

So again what would the EU do with little to no economy, really like to know what and how you think the EU is going to replace the 4.4 million barrels of oil and Gas it imports from Russia everyday?

BTW Russia is the largest oil and and natural gas producer in the world, Most east EU countries are almost 100% dependent on the supply, Germany and Austria are also around 40% dependent with France and Italy not far behind, in Fact the UK is about the only country which wouldn't be directly affected massively.

US is losing whatever leverage it had to impose sanctions, EU is backing off just like I said they would due to Russia threatening cutting off the gas and seizing asserts, add onto that the likely hood the snipers that where killing people where working for the opposition rather than the ousted president and they really can't do anything.

I really think the this really hasn't played out the way the west hoped, instead of a moderate government they got a hardline ultra nationalist almost neo-nazi group that wants to ban speaking Russian and to remove Ukraine citizenship from ethnic Russians.

As I said before as long as Russia acts by the book and doesn't move in as permanently occupying force I see nothing morally wrong with what they're doing.

What points the US and Nato won't do anything because frankly they can't, if they did they commit economic suicide.

Morally I see nothing massively wrong with what Russia is doing at this time, if and thats a big if they make this permanent or start fighting then do something about it.

So ya

Roughly 4 billion barrels of untapped oil, 17 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, 500m barrels of natural gas liquids and large deposits of minerals like gold,lithium iron and copper.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18882996

We especially the EU(US isn't really big trade wise) are far more dependent on Russia than they are on us, about 35-40% of all energy production in the EU is based off oil/gas imported from Russia they shut that supply down within months the EU economy will simply shut down due to energy shortages, a knock on effect would be massive increase in world oil prices. Russia on the other hand is a net exporter mostly of raw materials and mostly import services they'd take a hit at the start but by in large they can be pretty self-sufficient if they need to be.