>>As to the 10th United States National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, the problem of Crimean Tatar people is one of the most complicated on the post-Soviet area and should be solved by international community. Official Kiev expressed complete support to idea of carrying out of International forum on restoration of the rights of Crimean Tatar people, fairly counting, that carrying out of such large-scale action will allow Ukraine to make utilize international experience and develop ways of decision of problems on restoration of historical justice, maintenance of rights and freedom, culture development, maintenance of language and originality of repatriated Crimean Tatar people.<<
LOL. With all these Communist and Nazi problem all they need in Ukraine is to encourage Muslims to join the battle.
That article is pre-Maidan. It shows that not only the Western Ukraine but also the Tartars in the Crimea were supporting the Maidan, though perhaps not for the same reasons. Naturally, federalization of Ukraine benefits the EU and it benefits Putin, as Ukraine is too large to be swallowed whole by any side.