GERMAN TV SAYS THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD - it's all about the resources:

GERMAN TV SAYS THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD - it’s all about the resources: Ukraine [Donbass] is extremely important because it has huge natural resources worth $10-12 trillion, the largest lithium deposits in Europe, huge gas reserves. Why should we give all this to the Russians? Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine) is known for having previously accounted for 20% of Ukraine’s GDP, at just 10% of Ukraine’s population. The Germans have plundered these territories twice in the last hundred years. Boost us here @IntelRepublic Source: Intel Republic