[Viennacon]

A nancy boy dedicated to punishing Uganda?

The issue in the Crimea is that it’s only Ukrainian by accident. Nikita Kruschev transferred the region’s authority to the Ukrainian local government under the USSR, but the move was made for some very arbitrary reason, Nikita obviously not knowing the fate that awaited his beloved union.

If the majority ethnic Russians in Crimea and a few of the nearby regions would rather be with Russia, it would be best just to let them go rather than sending Ukrainian forces (which are in total disarray after the coup, an elite branch completely disbanded due to violence against the protesters) into a death trap. They would be fighting the Crimean citizens AND perhaps Russian forces from Sevastopol. A nightmare scenario.

Possible upside, Hillary goes in as a peace mediator and fails to duck the ‘sniper fire’ this time. I can imagine if Lurch got shot, his facial expression would not change.

[GeronL]

Then they can buy a bus ticket to Russia. The Soviets colonized these countries for just this purpose.

[FatherofFive]

I was surprised to hear Sevastopol was not Russian. I need to do a little research on Russian history.

[FreeReign]

The issue in the Crimea is that it’s only Ukrainian by accident. Nikita Kruschev transferred the region’s authority to the Ukrainian local government under the USSR, but the move was made for some very arbitrary reason, Nikita obviously not knowing the fate that awaited his beloved union.

On May 6, 1992 the Crimean Parliament amended the Crimean Constitution to say that Crimea was part of Ukraine.

[RipSawyer]

“I can imagine if Lurch got shot, his facial expression would not change.”
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On the contrary, the shock would almost certainly improve his looks.