Svitlana Shilova,
pensioner
“Russian troops are already moving into the territory of Ukraine. (Russian President Vladimir Putin) will not stop. His has his aim and will not give up. But we will not give up either. Ukrainian troops have a chance. I think everything will be fine. And Crimea will be ours.”
Veronika Kravchenko,
accommodation manager
“I really do not want Russia to act. If Russia attacks, it will be absurd. There are little chances for us then. Ukraine’s fate depends more on Putin’s sanity than on (U.S. President Barack) Obama’s or the United Nation’s activity.”
Oleksandr Novitskiy,
specialist with state department of property
“If Russia wanted to capture Ukraine, it could have done so earlier. Russians are waiting for the (May 25) presidential election. Obviously, they already have their candidate. It will be a compromise option for Ukrainians. Russian authorities may say: ‘If you choose our candidate, we will cooperate with Ukraine; if not, you see that our troops are ready for the military invasion.’ Russia is not financially ready for war and it will not get dividends from that.”
Dasha Cheburko,
student
“It will. There will be a war on the borders. I think the Ukrainian military has little chance. Everything depends on Russia. Fortunately, the United States and many other countries are standing for Ukraine.”
Svitlana Kharchenko,
engineer
“I hope Russia will leave the rest of Ukraine alone. Their authorities can only be stopped with sanctions. But if they don’t stop, then it is a manifestation of a mental disease. A normal human can’t act like that. We are not living in the Middle Ages. We have very different values.”
