Great hopes for February 16 were placed not only by the Americans, but also by the Ukrainians. In Kiev, they were obviously looking forward to Russia invading the neighboring state after all.
So, this night the anthem of the Soviet Union sounded on the Maidan. This is reported by the VZGLYAD.RU Telegram channel, referring to Reuters journalists.
They monitored the situation in the Ukrainian capital all night. The publication was broadcasting from Maidan Nezalezhnosti. At some point, the National Anthem of the USSR began to play on the square.
Apparently, not only the Americans were upset by the fact that the invasion never happened. One gets the feeling that many in Ukraine were waiting for Russia to occupy them and liberate them from the amateurish government, which, with its decisions, has been destroying the once strong and promising state for eight years now.