[toufka]

I am not him and I'm not qualified to speak with any kind of authority about this particular event. However the use of the word 'invasion' is pretty loaded. Keep in mind that the entire area was once a larger whole - the USSR. Imagine if the US broke apart into its constituent states. Places like St. Louis would feel mighty strange. Again, I'm not defending this particular situation, but I can see how Missouri sending troops into Illinois might not need be termed quite as harsh as an invasion, though still an aggressive act. So far as I can tell, so far there has been more violence in Kiev during the protests than during this 'invasion'.

[GeneralMayhem]

I'm pretty sure if Missouri and Illinois were independent nations, either one would be understandably upset about the other sending armed soldiers into its territory unasked. Actually, the idea that they had been part of a whole before would make me even more wary, particularly if it were California or Texas (i.e. one of the more "dominant" US states).