“I would now like to say something very important for those who
may be tempted to interfere in these developments from the outside. No
matter who tries to stand in our way or all the more so create threats
for our country and our people, they must know that Russia will respond
immediately, and the consequences will be such as you have never seen
in your entire history. No matter how the events unfold, we are ready.
All the necessary decisions in this regard have been taken. I hope that
my words will be heard.”
After a long frustrating, humiliating 8 years of trying to get the West’s attention that this was not a scheme Russia could accept, and after one last effort which got nowhere, Russia has acted.