Why he stop supporting the rebels? Does your Daddy Putin got afraid?
Nope. He is not afraid. He is just concerned about the reaction from your mommy, Angela Merkel.
Putin has nothing to gain from supporting the rebels. He does not have enough money to pay for the pensions and salaries of the Donbass citizens. How Ironic? Donbass people want o merge with Russia. But Putin will not allow it.
He has already pissed his pants...
He has warned visa mastercard to pay or get our of russia... nothing happened
He has "forced" Ukraine to pay the entire debt by june 1st , it's june 15 , and they asked only for an advance payment and they are thinking of cutting the price to where it was previously..
It's all empty words , and westerners know that , that's why they don't take him seriously
And don't forget , while we have this open discussion on a free forum , in your beloved russia this might not be possible anymore:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117771/putins-internet-crackdown-russias-first-blogger-reacts