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Breaking News: Russia Seizes Power in Crimea

posted by LaminatorX on Saturday March 01 2014, @10:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the party-like-it's-1853 dept.
Calling it an invasion seems off, as their forces were already there. The Guardian has live updates at this page.

Are any Soylentils in or from the region? Do you have any insights to share?

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Appalbarry on Saturday March 01 2014, @10:59PM

    by Appalbarry (66) on Saturday March 01 2014, @10:59PM (#9272) Journal

    Gee whiz - who would have thought that only days after the O-Games wrapped up* the Putin government would step in and stomp on Ukraine?

    This is going to get very ugly, very fast.

    * Yes, the paralympics are still to come, but really the media has left town, so they don't really enter into this discussion.

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  • (Score: 1) by istartedi on Sunday March 02 2014, @03:52AM

    by istartedi (123) on Sunday March 02 2014, @03:52AM (#9380) Journal

    Well, there's still the Paralymipcs but Putin strikes me as the kind of guy who doesn't care. Also, skiing on one ski is hard enough without it digging into a foot of slush. Unless they get a cold snap soon, it seems like the weather would make Winter sports questionable. Of course an emerging war doesn't help much either...

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:06AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:06AM (#9433)

      Well, there's still the Paralymipcs

      Of course an emerging war doesn't help much either...

      Well, it makes more contestants for the Paralympics.