Posted on 05/05/2014 10:49:54 PM PDT by wetphoenix
See my tagline
This was a legal action, there was no forced military coup or junta.
The overthrow was done under the color of law but was not legal in any historical sense and the thousands of firebomb throwing Neo-Nazis outside the capitol building used violence to force the situation. It may not have been a uniformed military but it was an army.
From Heritage foundation... http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3150796/posts?page=1
“On February 28, Russian troops, aided by pro-Russian local militia, occupied important sites across the Crimean Peninsula under the pretext of “protecting Russian people.” Now Crimea is under Moscow’s de facto control and the Russian parliament has voted to annex the region into the Russian Federation. The failure of the Obama Administration’s Russian “reset,” the unilateral disarming of Europe, and the U.S. reduction of forces and disengagement from Europe have led Russia to calculate that the West will not respond in any significant way. The Administration can demonstrate America’s commitment to its NATO allies and support for the Ukrainian people by bolstering the defenses of NATO countries in the region, lifting restrictions on energy exports to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas, and enacting meaningful sanctions.
After three months of mass street demonstrations, the Ukrainian people succeeded in ousting their corrupt and incompetent president, the Kremlin-backed Viktor Yanukovych. On February 22, the Ukrainian parliament acted in favor of the people it represents by granting amnesty to all political prisoners, bringing back the constitution of 2004 (which reduces the powers of the president), and announcing an early presidential election in May.[1]
This was more than Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to tolerate. On February 28, Russian troops, aided by pro-Russian local militia, violated Ukraine’s territorial integrity by occupying important sites across the Crimean Peninsula under the pretext of “protecting Russian people.” Soon after Russia’s invasion, an illegitimate referendum took place on March 16 to allow the people of Crimea a vote to determine whether they wanted to join the Russian Federation. This illegal referendum was denounced by the countries of the G-7 as well as the member states of NATO and the European Union (EU). Furthermore, it took place without international monitors and under armed occupation.
ok lol
I think I’ll stick with the Heritage analysis.
Whatever. Heritage is a Globalist propaganda outlet. Has been for years.
And you are Liberaltarian shill.
Historically, Heritage has been a premiere conservative think tank. You are just not a conservative and to the Left of the limp-wristed Obama.
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