----------------------------------> My understanding is that Crimea is an autonomous region, a little bit Russian and a little bit Ukrainian.
Not an expert here - far from it. Maybe we can get clarity from other Freepers.
Doesn’t matter..Putin still invaded it and now the cowardly trooper leaders will not disclose themselves as Russian.
“My understanding is that Crimea is an autonomous region, a little bit Russian and a little bit Ukrainian.”
60% of Crimea population are ethnic Russians, and speak Russian.
Other 28% are russophones.
12% of the population are Tartars (muslims).
98% of the population speak Russian.
At the last parliment elections, the Block Russia got 83% of votes, and it got 78 seats out of 81.