Ultimately this special military operation by Russia could end the Ukrainian bombing of Donetsk civilians and could establish a truer way for separatists to gain rights to live normal lives. Kiev presumed the right to separate but did not allow that right to others. The West should be forced to accept that if Ukraine can separate then so can Donetsk, there should be fairness when ascribing political rights to self-determination. Russia wants a fairer world than the West typically provides. Self-determination rights must be applied fairly without favouritism. That is a great goal even for a military operation like this. We should minimise how we resort to military violence, or any violence, remembering that those who live by the sword will die by the sword, but given good reason and faced with ongoing killing of compatriots year after year, a ruler of compatriots in suffering might have no choice.
