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Crimea is not the same. I really wish people would stop repeating that. Even if you ignore the referendum (which is fair), repeated polls by the West and NGOs h
by jmyeet 5y ago
Crimea is not the same. I really wish people would stop repeating that. Even if you ignore the referendum (which is fair), repeated polls by the West and NGOs have found the annexation by Russia is hugely popular in Crimea so you get into a question of the rights of self-determination [1].
[1]: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/education/1919/wilson-self-determination#:~:text=During%20World%20War%20I%2C%20U.S.,own%20independent%20government%20or%20state https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/education/1919/wilson-self-d....
- BenoitP 5y agoI'm pretty sure people occupying Ukraine would vote for annexation once Ukrainian people have been removed or forced to flee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_Tatars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_the_Crimean_Tat...
- cmrdporcupine 5y agoYeah I was/am wrong in this statement and take it back. At the time I wrote it, troops were entering the Donbas and my assumption was Russia would limit themselves to occupying this region. But it's clear now they intend on military occupation of all of Ukraine, "regime change", and turning Ukraine into a puppet state like Belarus.