The man the Ukrainians threw out was democratically elected. We are supporting the side that overthrew the legitimate government. They said he was corrupt. Should we have really sided with either side?
Crimea was given to the Ukraine by Khrushchev to entice them to join the USSR. From what I understand, the majority in East Ukraine are Russian speaking and so is the Crimea. The overthrown government recognized the Russian language, the new government said Russian would no longer be acceptable to conduct business.
Yeah, I have a lot of trust in this administration.