Yes Ukraine had election s, yes there were protests, yes security forces cracked dow, that does not make it, nor was it a crackdown on ethnic Russians.
It was Sovereign Ukrainan territory. Russia wanted it because of their naval base being there.
I don't deny that there were benefits for Russia in acquiring the territory, and I do not believe that these benefits were not ulterior motives. I am merely stating the reasons given by the Russians, which were not necessarily without merit. Crimea stopped being Sovereign Ukrainian territory when the illegitimate government failed to follow its own laws in ousting Yanukovych as far as the Russian government was concerned. Because it was a different government than the one that signed the 1991 Treaty establishing the borders of the Ukraine, Russia was no longer under any obligation to ignore their historical claims on the region.
You are ascribing motive to me that is unjustified. Simply for pointing out the Russian perspective, you have attacked my character to try to dismiss my argument as propaganda by your statement likening me to "Pravda." You now accuse me of "bending over backwards to legitimize and Justify Russia's invasion of a sovereign country" again does not address any of the points made above but is a personal attack on the person making the argument.
Your unwillingness to have a good faith discussion and propensity for personal attacks in lieu of an argument makes you no better than a leftist. Reply further if you want, but do not expect a response since you are clearly not a good faith actor on this topic.
Yes Ukraine had election s, yes there were protests, yes security forces cracked dow, that does not make it, nor was it a crackdown on ethnic Russians.
It was Sovereign Ukrainan territory. Russia wanted it because of their naval base being there.
I don't deny that there were benefits for Russia in acquiring the territory, and I do not believe that these benefits were not ulterior motives. I am merely stating the reasons given by the Russians, which were not necessarily without merit. Crimea stopped being Sovereign Ukrainian territory when the illegitimate government failed to follow its own laws in ousting Yanukovych as far as the Russian government was concerned. Because it was a different government than the one that signed the 1991 Treaty establishing the borders of the Ukraine, Russia was no longer under any obligation to ignore their historical claims on the region.
You are really bending over backwards to legitimize and Justify Russia's invasion of a sovereign country
You are ascribing motive to me that is unjustified. Simply for pointing out the Russian perspective, you have attacked my character to try to dismiss my argument as propaganda by your statement likening me to "Pravda." You now accuse me of "bending over backwards to legitimize and Justify Russia's invasion of a sovereign country" again does not address any of the points made above but is a personal attack on the person making the argument.
Your unwillingness to have a good faith discussion and propensity for personal attacks in lieu of an argument makes you no better than a leftist. Reply further if you want, but do not expect a response since you are clearly not a good faith actor on this topic.
How were people if Russian Ethnicity being persecuted in Crimea?