Crimea and the Ukraine have actually been separate countries most of
the time with Crimea being called an Autonomous Parliamentary Republic
in the Ukraine governed by the Constitution of Crimea. Their history was
connected with Russia when Russia rose to awesome power in 18th,19th,
and 20th centuries. Crimea was involved with Germany during WWII,the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and later the Ukrainian
Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union for the rest of the
20th century. It's important to Russia because it produces 90% of its
GOP in natural gas. It sells it to the E.U. so 28 states and Russia are
dependent on Crimea for energy.
Crimea has been in conflict for over 2,000 years. They've been part
of the Ottoman Empire and governed by
Turks,Mongols,Venetians,Greeks...the list goes on.They declare they are
Russian now.
We don't belong over there, and neither does the E.U. We are unable
to police the world, and in my opinion we have made such a mess fighting
Arabs, that until we learn how to fight and win we should stay away
from more conflict. We argue until the party is really over and it's too
late to make a difference. Russia counted on that and won. Russia also
didn't announce anything. It just acted. Until we are able to act as
one, then we may as well sit on our couches and watch the slaughter on
our own streets.
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