Crimean referendum, 2014 | Wikipedia
So, the crisis in Crimea goes on (with the referendum scheduled for the 16-th of March, 2014), but what's the best solution for it? Take your shot.
Crimean referendum, 2014 | Wikipedia
So, the crisis in Crimea goes on (with the referendum scheduled for the 16-th of March, 2014), but what's the best solution for it? Take your shot.
Crimean referendum, 2014 | Wikipedia
So, the crisis in Crimea goes on (with the referendum scheduled for the 16-th of March, 2014), but what's the best solution for it? Take your shot.
The ideal solution?
Putin and Kiev get at the table and agree to let an international troop on Crimea, replacing the Russian soldiers which retreat back to their barracks on their naval base. Under surveillance of this international troops, a genuine, free referendum is held about the future of Crimea, and both Russia and Kiev agree to respect it.
The ideal solution?
Putin and Kiev get at the table and agree to let an international troop on Crimea, replacing the Russian soldiers which retreat back to their barracks on their naval base. Under surveillance of this international troops, a genuine, free referendum is held about the future of Crimea, and both Russia and Kiev agree to respect it.
Personally I think that's the best route as well. The Crimea needs to be neutral. With the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed at Sevastopol - and nowhere else to go for now - it was bound to come to this. ((It would be like the US having all our east coast fleets based out of Guantanamo Bay. If that were the case, do you really think we would have let Castro take over Cuba?)) The Ukraine has the same problem, their fleet is also stationed there. Both need to build new naval bases ASAP and get those fleets out of there. That would relive a lot of the tension all by itself.And maybe have a third option of independence - with trade and political ties to both Urkaine and Russia. Locals could have Crimean citizenship, as well as citizenship in Ukraine or Russia.
Personally I think that's the best route as well. The Crimea needs to be neutral. With the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed at Sevastopol - and nowhere else to go for now - it was bound to come to this. ((It would be like the US having all our east coast fleets based out of Guantanamo Bay. If that were the case, do you really think we would have let Castro take over Cuba?)) The Ukraine has the same problem, their fleet is also stationed there. Both need to build new naval bases ASAP and get those fleets out of there. That would relive a lot of the tension all by itself.
Novorossiysk is already a commercial port, no reason the Russians can't build a naval base there.Russia does not have this option, which is why this is happening in the first place.
The ideal solution?
Putin and Kiev get at the table and agree to let an international troop on Crimea, replacing the Russian soldiers which retreat back to their barracks on their naval base. Under surveillance of this international troops, a genuine, free referendum is held about the future of Crimea, and both Russia and Kiev agree to respect it.
Crimean referendum, 2014 | Wikipedia
So, the crisis in Crimea goes on (with the referendum scheduled for the 16-th of March, 2014), but what's the best solution for it? Take your shot.
Otherwise, he'll just keep pulling this maneuver in an effort to acquire the resources and population to stop Russia from declining into a regional power, possibly gaining the confidence to attack NATO nations.
Why would Russia attack NATO countries? Russia has the biggest land on the planet + decreasing population. They will have troubles just maintaining that vast land, so why would they want more land?
If we are talking self defence (Russia attacked->Russia attacks back), that's another story.
In one perspective there is the Russian immigration and now this occupation of Ukrainian historical city. In this perspective it is incredibly unjust for a bully nation to get what it wants by force without the slightest consideration about the host nation, as well as international community, and change borders by force.
On another perspective the majority of the people are Russian. On this grounds we won our independence from a brutal oppressive Milosevic system to begin with (more than 95% Albanians live in Dardania). Further, as it may be seen on my signature we in turn will ask for a referendum to join back to Albania as it was prior to Ottoman era retreat in 19th century. So cannot really be hypocritical here.
The difference between Crimea and Dardania is that we are natives to here and Russians are not natives to Crimea, Ukrainians are. Is this enough to start WW3? No! Is it annoying for a bully to get its way by force and in spite? Hell YES!!
The ideal solution?
Putin and Kiev get at the table and agree to let an international troop on Crimea, replacing the Russian soldiers which retreat back to their barracks on their naval base. Under surveillance of this international troops, a genuine, free referendum is held about the future of Crimea, and both Russia and Kiev agree to respect it.
Historical Ukrainian city? What city would that be? Until the Soviet Union gave it to the communist Soviet state of Ukraine, the Crimea was Russian property since the first Crimean war (if I am not mistaken) since the days of the Charge of the Light brigade until 1954. Before 1954 I am not sure that Crimea ever was a part of the Ukraine.
Ukrainians are not native to Crimea, the Tatar people are, between 1441 and 1853 it was the a Tatar Khanate and after that it was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Interesting. I like History. Sources please?
Serious ones, not say Wiki or Blogs for example!
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