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Breaking News: Russia Seizes Power in Crimea
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by ivan on Sunday March 02 2014, @04:27AM
You are not trying to do your own research and, actually, actively look for reasons not to do it.
Here is a couple of links, mister "I am unable to use Google":
Tyahnybok:r ences [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleh_Tyahnybok#Refe
Yarosh:a rosh-kiev/ [time.com]
http://world.time.com/2014/02/04/ukraine-dmitri-y
My experience with Americans is that you are incredibly brainwashed. USSR hasn't even dreamed of the kind of brainwashing technologies that your critical thinking ability is subsumed by.
Not to say that there are no pro-Russia shills, but you Americans probably encounter them probably 1/1000 of the times when you've thought to have encountered them.
(Score: 1) by ivan on Sunday March 02 2014, @04:32AM
BTW, uniformed armed men are mostly Russian military, obviously. You are completely right about the uniform. But that doesn't change the fact that the actions of Russian military are supported by the people of Crimea.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by tibman on Sunday March 02 2014, @08:17AM
If Ukraine supported Russia invading then i don't think we'd be having this discussion. Crimea is a huge island comprised of dozens of towns/cities. It is larger than some countries. I highly doubt that everyone wants the invasion. Having popular support in one area doesn't give another nation the right to violate sovereignty. Just call it for what it is, an invasion.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @09:00AM
Sure. But Russia has overwhelming support all over Crimea, not just in Sevastopol. Because >60% of Crimeans are Russians.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 03 2014, @05:46AM
Are they not Ukrainian citizens first? If not, why do stay in Ukraine?
(Score: 1) by pixeldyne on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:12AM
I'm not taking sides here. It's only natural that Russians would post their point of view and would like that view to be shared by others. There's no conspiracy going on here, also because this forum is new and would not yet be a target of any coordinated shills.
The nationalist extremist dude you've mentioned is not a leader of the 'maidan'. He will have no place in the government and was denounced many times by prominent Ukrainian and other European leaders.
I hope this situation will be resolved quickly and peacefully. I am afraid of what would happen if the Russian army provoked the Ukrainian army in any way, as was the case in Georgia.
We cannot let another war start in Europe with Slavic brothers fighting each other.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 02 2014, @08:54AM
It is a custom here not to do research?