Russia already had people/troops/infrastructure there from way back. Most of the people of Crimea are culturally Russian and speak Russian. If they want to be independent, who are we to say yes or no?
Who appointed us the decider?
Are you kidding?
Russia just invaded a sovereign country. They were not ‘troops from way back’. If they are so proud of what they are doing why invade a country without insignia? Why invade without all markings on uniforms and trucks?
Most of Crimea is not Russian, they are mostly non-Russian Tatars and Ukrainian.
A country cannot simply invade, and hold a referendum. If that was the case, world’s borders would change overnight. Neither we nor Russia decides, Ukraine decides via it’s constitution.
Who is Russia to decide what a country’s borders are?