[goldstategop]

Yup. As expected.

Every one is waiting for Sunday's vote but no one doubts Russia will ultimately accept Crimea's bid to join the Russian Federation.

Regardless of what President Obama and Secretary Of State Kerry think.

[McGruff]

Body language says it pretty well.

[Mouton]

However Sergei Lavrov added that his meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry had been “constructive”.

Yup, gauging the ability of our surveillance systems.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Local talker this morning spoke to an ex-pat in Ukraine (Afghanistan vet). He seems to think all hell will break out tomorrow. Russkies are lining the East. He said to watch the area where the former prez lived.

[dfwgator]

Every one is waiting for Sunday's vote but no one doubts Russia will ultimately accept Crimea's bid to join the Russian Federation.

As should have happened in 1994, with Ukraine able to keep their nukes in exchange.

[Cementjungle]

Mr Lavrov told reporters that Russia had no plans to invade south-eastern Ukraine.

In other news, recently declassified documents reveal that Japan never told the United States it was planning to attack Pearl Harbor.