Ivan: I am really concerned about the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Ivan: Do you thnik that Putin could openly invade a neighbouring state?
Vasily: I understand and share your concerns, Ivan.
Vasily: First, the Crimea was taken over by "Little green men" who were in fact Russian soldiers.
Vasily: Second, Russian troops were sent to occupy Donets Basin to the east of Ukraine...
Vasily: All this may spell serious trouble...
Dimitri: That's true gentlemen, the situation seems to be getting more and more tense every month
Dimitri: Vasili haven't mentioned the most recent accident in which Russian coast guard ships fired on Ukrainian navy vessels near the Kerch Strait
Ivan: This is actually what I was thinking about when I started this conversation.
Ivan: But the circumstances of the accident are not completely clear.
Dimitri: Yes, there has been a great argument over which side is responsible for this accident.
Vasily: I'm not entirely familiar with the accident at Kerch but common sense tells that Russia is to be blamed, as usual...
Dimitri: Indeed, this is what most people have already assumed.
Dimitri: However, in this particular situation it might be the Ukrainian side that initiated the conflict.
Dimitri: In fact, it enabled Petro Poroshenko to declare martial law in Ukraine, which may be a political gimmick beneficial for him in terms of the forthcoming presidential election in 2019.
Ivan: Wow, this would be a perfect example supporting the idea that politics is a dirty business...
Vasily: My God, but if it turns out to be true, the safety of entire state is at stake!
Dimitri: It should not be a surprice if I told you that the interests of oligarchs have been always more important for the people dealing with politics in Ukraine then the good of the state itself...
Vasily: It is ubelievable that such things still happen in the 21st century, wow.
Ivan: Yes, and ordinary people, lives of millions of innocent people are meaningless in this game...
Dimitri: This is a very sad conclusion but, to be honest, it has been like that since the history remembers.
Vasily: Very sad vision, indeed. We can only hope that the future would be better time to live.
Ivan: No more and no less...
Ivan, Vasily and Dimitri are concerned about the current political situation in Ukraine and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.