Is This The Kremlin Plan To Divide Ukraine?

A map linked to a petition calling on Vladimir Putin to invade eastern Ukraine, showed how Ukraine would look if Moscow annexed its eastern regions, creating a separate country or super-region called 'New Russia' (in red) from Ukraine (in green)

Is This The Kremlin plan To Divide Ukraine? 100,000 Russians Sign Call For 'New Russia’ Which Would Include Crimea – And Then Map Disappears From Website -- Daily Mail

* In under 24 hours, almost 100,000 had signed support for dividing country
* Politicians who have taken power in Ukraine see a threat in such a scenario
* Issued strong warnings over risk of separatism in Russian-speaking areas
* Putin has so far remained silent on his intentions over Ukraine crisis
* But he met with his top security aides yesterday to discuss the matters

An online petition calling on Vladimir Putin to invade eastern Ukraine was dramatically deleted today after it went viral on the Russian-language web.

A map linked to the petition showed how Ukraine would look if Moscow annexed its eastern regions, creating a separate country or super-region called 'New Russia'.

In less than 24 hours, almost 100,000 had expressed support for dividing the country.

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My Comment: For the moment .... the sentiment among the Russian community in Ukraine on breaking-away is more of a "wait and see" altitude rather than rushing to be fully integrated with Russia. But if Ukrainian nationalists take control and start passing laws that discriminate against the Russian community .... expect blow-back and a call to split Ukraine.

On a side note .... for the past few days Putin has been silent on the Ukraine crisis .... when he is like that is when you know that he is plotting something.

Update: Oh oh .... this is ominous .... Moscow Slams Ukraine’s Bill on Curtailing Russian -- RIA Novosti