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Putin took Crimea away from the Ukraine. But Crimea was historically part of Russia, and not the Ukraine (the Supreme Soviet of the USSR simply gave Crimea to the Ukraine in 1954).

And today about 65% of Crimeans are Russian. Only about 15% are Ukrainian.

So while it’s important for the US - and the world - to stand up to Putin, Crimea is probably not the place to do it. There’s no obvious “crime” here.

Now, on the other hand, if Putin should move into the Baltic States...

[Zhang Fei]

[Putin took Crimea away from the Ukraine. But Crimea was historically part of Russia, and not the Ukraine (the Supreme Soviet of the USSR simply gave Crimea to the Ukraine in 1954).
And today about 65% of Crimeans are Russian. Only about 15% are Ukrainian.
So while it’s important for the US - and the world - to stand up to Putin, Crimea is probably not the place to do it. There’s no obvious “crime” here.
Now, on the other hand, if Putin should move into the Baltic States...]

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Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states have been part of the Russian empire since Catherine the Great. Britain’s control of large chunks of India even preceded Russia’s claims. And yet the Russian claim is somehow held superior to its British counterpart. I think a more honest take would be to say I really, really like the Russians, or I want to appease the Russians because nukes.