feel sorrow for the eastern part of the ukraine and absolutely numb when think about its western part.
We all carry within our hearts the same blueprint, that is reflected in the heart of the man on the other side.
When you try to make Russian people bigger and more important than Ukrainian people, you are doing the same thing America did with its ideology of Manifest Destiny.
It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
I know I sin myself, on the pages of this forum, with nasty nationalistic diatribes... but it's all in good fun.
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy.
Their policies differ, too. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.