Kiev bows to Moscow, devolves near-autonomous powers on restive pro-Russian regions(Russia Won)

Debka File ^ | 04//2/2014 | Debka File

[nathanbedford]

We were talking Crimea (large majority Russian as opposed to Ukrainian) and Eastern Ukraine, also majority Russian. You are conflating Western Ukraine with its majority Ukrainian population.

Do I believe that 96% of Crimea voted to join Russia? Of course not but I do believe that the majority did. I have no idea how the majority will vote in eastern Ukraine but if they have a fair and honest election which opts for Russia so be it even if it is one man, one vote, one time.

[Mike Darancette]

Eastern Ukraine is not majority ethnic Russian. Don't confuse language with ethnicity. The Ukrainian Language was outlawed by the Russiand and Communists for many years.

[nathanbedford]

Mike:

I do not pretend to be an expert on the ethnic breakdown of Ukraine, I am merely reacting to what I have seen. This map from the Washington Post tells a somewhat different story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/12/09/this-one-map-helps-explain-ukraines-protests/

[Psalm 144]

Your links are like the Maidanheads. Nonfunctional.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Your links are like the Maidanheads. Nonfunctional.

Actually, my links are functional. Content at the links is an entirely different matter.

[Psalm 144]

I understand. The rifle works. The rounds are duds.

[Berlin_Freeper]

The person I replied to got the rounds.

[Mike Darancette]

WAPO Map shows only Crimea as majority Russian ethnicity (solid brown). Striped brown/yellow is mostly Russian speaking with significant (not majority) ethnic Russians.

Ethnic Russians are a minority in all Oblasts of rump Ukraine. Especially the area bordering Crimea.