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It appears that Russia still owns the Ukraine because it never reestablished it's borders when the Berlin wall fell. Any nation needs to do that to secure it's own borders with other nations, which it hasn't done. So whatever Russia does to the Ukraine, is none of anyone's business.

This statement by Ban Ki Moon was posted on Gab Feb. 22nd.

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@BarelyEagle :07.04.2014 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made an astonishing statement,
the distribution of which is forbidden in Ukrainian media and on the Internet. At the
meeting of the UN Security Council the conflict between the two states was raised.

The following conclusion was drawn from it:
Ukraine has not registered its borders since 25.12.1991. The registration of
Ukraine's borders as a sovereign state has not taken place in the UN.
Therefore, it can be assumed that Russia does not commit any violations with
regard to Ukraine.
According to the CIS treaty, the territory of Ukraine is an administrative district of
the USSR. Therefore, no one can be blamed for separatism and forcible change of
Ukraine's borders.
According to international law, the country simply does not have officially
recognized borders.
To solve this problem, Ukraine must finalize the border demarcation with
neighboring countries and obtain the consent of neighboring countries, including
Russia, to their common border. It is necessary to document everything and sign
agreements with all neighboring countries.
The European Union has pledged its support to Ukraine on this important issue and
has decided to provide all the technical assistance.
But will Russia sign a border treaty with Ukraine? No, of course not!
Since Russia is the legal successor of the USSR (this is confirmed by the decisions
of international courts on property disputes between the former USSR and foreign
countries), the territories on which Ukraine, Belarus and Novorossiya are located
belong to Russia, and no one has the right to dispose of this territory without
Russia's consent.
Basically, all Russia has to do now is declare that this territory is Russian and that
everything that happens in this territory is an internal Russian affair.

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