Well, when he was titular president, Poroshenko claimed that Donbass was occupied by100,000 - 200,000 Russian troops, but that the Ukrainian paramilitaries were manfully holding them off. (Apparently, Russians are not only invisible to satellite reconnaissance, they also cannot be captured and do not need air support.)
So why would 100,000 Russians, or even 175,000 Russians be such a big deal?
Well, when he was titular president, Poroshenko claimed that Donbass was occupied by100,000 - 200,000 Russian troops, but that the Ukrainian paramilitaries were manfully holding them off. (Apparently, Russians are not only invisible to satellite reconnaissance, they also cannot be captured and do not need air support.)
So why would 100,000 Russians, or even 175,000 Russians be such a big deal?
Reporter: "Why are you shooting at Donbass?"
Ukrainian paramilitary: "Because Russians are there."
Reporter: "Then why aren't you shooting at Crimea?"
Ukrainian paramilitary: "Russians are really there."