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To: GeronL
Crimea is part of Ukraine now. This is not about the age of Charlemagne

Crimea is part of Russia now. As it had been for a long, long time.

It was only by one of Kruschev's diktat that it was assigned to the Ukrainian SSR in 1954.

It is worth noting that when Ukraine voted for independence with 92% in favor, the vote carried Crimea by only 54%.

I'm not willing to dismiss the idea that the current inhabitants are in favor of being part of Russia over Ukraine, even as they preferred being part of Ukraine over being part of the USSR.

66 posted on 07/30/2014 6:24:58 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Gunslingr3

Pretty soon most of the southwest will favor being part of Mexico too, that doesn’t make it right


67 posted on 07/30/2014 6:26:52 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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