You are on a razor thin bridge, and way out of balance as you ignore all possible (and non-military) solutions to a conflict. I guess you are the one to explain (rather proove) how non-commitment results in an invasion!
You obviously have not heard the news, out there for a while! Putin is quite outspoken (and believes) that the Russian Federation is the true heir to USSR throne, so any such action is legit
There it is… I say it is simply absurd to claim that the decleration is a spark for a full scale invasion, for the stress is on the “international law” and “self-determination”…
“Almaty declaration
of December 21, 1991
Independent States:
- Azerbaijan Republic, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic Krygyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation (RSFSR), Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and Ukraine,
aiming to build democratic constitutional states, the relations between which will develop on the basis of mutual recognition and respect of the state sovereignty and sovereign equality, the inalienable right to self-determination, the principles of equality and non-interference to internal affairs, refusal of use of force and threat of force, economic and any other methods of pressure, peaceful settlement of disputes, respect of human rights and freedoms, including the rights of ethnic minorities, fair accomplishment of obligations and other conventional principles and rules of international law;…”