If Crimea had oil why did it need Russian overlords to get it flowing? It’s not like the oil suddenly appeared when the sham vote was held.
I don’t know the history of what nor who first “turned the tap on” in Crimea...I suppose since for eons Ukraine has had so many other contractual agreements with Russia just made sense to whoever was Governing at the time strike a deal with the Russians.
Actually the Major Oil Company’s do this throughout the World....but how they operate business with Government Officials is something I know little about.
At any rate...the US snatched away Ukraines gold away early on( for safe keeping of course) far quicker than Putin took Crimea,( to keep the Russian people safe) So the US snatched the gold and Putin Crimea’s oil.
High stakes being played...and as usual who gets to rape the country first and most. As I said before...there are no good guys in this.