Situation in Ukraine

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And yes, oftentimes I am on the side of the separatist governments who have gained independence, if not de facto, then at least de jure. For example:

South Ossetia
Karabakh
Abkhazia
East Timor
Eritrea
South Sudan

A lot of these had genuine ethnic grievances against the government in the capitals, and yet most of them probably would never have gained even cultural autonomy, much less independence, without armed struggle even though armed resistance could have been against the law, local or international.

I can't help but notice that you have carefully avoided the instances of Georgia and Chechnya which I had brought up earlier in this thread. Could you please explain how those fit into the arguments you are espousing?