There’s a huge violent protest happening in Russia against Putin as well
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 06:21 AM)
Crimea is two thirds ethnic Russian. The majority of Crimeans wanted to leave Ukraine and the Russians had an obligation to step in. Yes, it can be seen as a domestic Russian issue.
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 05:52 PM)
I'm just saying I can see why Russia stepped in. Apparently there was a vote and most Crimeans said they want to join Russia.
Crimea referendum: Voters 'back Russia union'
16 March 2014
Some 95.5% of voters in Crimea have supported joining Russia, officials say, after half the votes have been counted in a disputed referendum.
Crimea's leader says he will apply to join Russia on Monday. Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the Crimean people's wishes.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26606097
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Corwin — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 06:27 PM)
You have got to be kidding. Read the article you posted (I did). The referendum was widely condemned as illegal and illegitimate, the pro-Kiev people didn't vote, and it was carried out after the Russians had taken over. Lol!
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 06:48 PM)
Yes, I read it. The "Ukrainian" side boycotted the vote. They have no one to blame but themselves.
Dude, if Russia had really wanted to grab The Crimea they could have done it at the dissolution of the Soviet Union. They didn't.
I like Putin because the Czar is back.
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Corwin — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 08:28 PM)
No, they wouldn't have, not right after. Little-known fact: the Ukraine had nukes at that early point. They traded those away, for one thing for promises of territorial integrity (ironically).
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Platonic_Caveman — 5 years ago(February 07, 2021 04:34 AM)
Yes, I prefer Putin as Czar rather than the fake Marxist state which ended with the fall of the Soviet Union.
But we both know Russia dominated and/or owned the Ukraine since long before the Soviet Union existed. Ukrainian independence and sovereignty is rather tremulous.
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(February 06, 2021 08:50 PM)
I’m surprised nobody has posted about it yet. It happened last week.
You will have to forgive Lara "Fury" Croft.
He reports most of the World Wide News here.
As usual, he's late.
In any case, his focus is on the United States.
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