Russia raises ante in the Ukraine.

Russia has recognized the results of recent elections in the Luhansk and Donetsk areas. This fundamentally alters the situation. It not only legitimizes these Provinces as INDEPENDENT entities as far as Russia is concerned, but allows Russia to help them openly. Thus, they are at the same point that the Crimea was when Russian troops openly invaded.

Russia's move follows Ukrainian decisions to cut off payments to Ukrainian citizens in these provinces and to launch an all out attack against the Luhansk and Donetsk areas.

These military and political moves come after escalating attacks on Russia by the Western powers. In addition, EU figures now expanded the attacks to include Hungary, which does not want to adopt an anti-Russian policy.

Why are these two countries so antagonistic over the last 3 centuries having a rapprochement now?
Let me list the reasons:

1. Both Russia and Hungary are breaking with the W. European mold of increased their debts;
2. Both Russia and Hungary have large diasporas of their people living in adjacent countries;
3. Both countries have adopted pro-family laws and are resisting the glorification of homosexuality.

The two countries have arrived at a diaspora in separate ways. Hungarian territories were cut off and given to neighboring countries. The Russian diaspora has come from Russians moving into neighboring countries. Be as it may, neither Russia nor Hungary will countenance their people being denied equal cultural rights. W European meddling is destabilizing Europe.