Ukrainian politician's want the West wealth and development but made no changes to their corruption, oligarch, soviet structure. Oligarchs in Ukraine, like min Russian own about 20 percent of GDP vs. Poland/ romania 2-3 percent of
This is all supporting Putin's "Big Brother" argument. He can't return to the "good ole days" of the USSR, so annexation of Ukraine is the next best thing.
The Beatles song "Back in the USSR", although written as a sarcastic response to The Beach Boys song "California Girls", somehow strangely fits the current situation. Note that the song very prominently mentions Ukrainian girls:
Ohh!
Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C.
Didn't get to bed last night
On the way the paper bag was on my knee
Man, I had a dreadful flight
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.S.R. (Yeah!)
Been away so long, I hardly knew the place
Gee, it's good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey, disconnect the phone
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Well,
The Ukraine girls really knock me out (... Wooh, ooh, ooh)
They leave the West behind (Da, da, da)
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout (... Wooh, ooh, ooh)
That Georgia's always on
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my mind
Oh, come on
Woo (Hey)
(Hoo) Hey
Woo hoo (Yeah)
Yeah, yeah
Hey, I'm back In the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are, boys
Back In the U.S.S.R.
Well,
The Ukraine girls really knock me out (...Wooh, ooh, ooh)
They leave the West behind (Da, da, da)
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout (... Wooh, ooh, ooh)
That Georgia's always on
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my mind
Oh, show me 'round your snow-peaked mountains way down south
Take me to your daddy's farm
Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
Come and keep your comrade warm
I'm back In the U.S.S.R.
Hey, you don't know how lucky you are, boy
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Oh, let me tell you, honey
Hey, I'm back
I'm back In the U.S.S.R. (Woo, ooh, ooh)
Hey, it's so good to be home (Woo, ooh, ooh)
Yeah, back In the U.S.S.R.
