That's enough for me to put the blame squarely on Russia for the current situation. Whether the people who initiated the coup against Yanukovych represent the entire population, a majority or a minority, it's an internal Ukrainian affair and Russia has no business interfering.
Add the take down of the Dutch plane, the nonsense about tanks taking "relief supplies" over the border, soldiers getting "lost on vacation" and it's pretty clear that Putin is engaging in an illegal war.
And, yes, I am from the US. I don't agree with our illegal wars either so please don't go there.
Crimea was Russian and voted to join Russia. Illegal wars are what the US wages around the world. Russians are helping the insurgents unoficially because Nuland and that scumbag US ambassador placed a Nazi Junta in power.
1. Crimea was Ukrainian from 1954 until Russia's invasion.
2. The election held after Russia invaded was neither fair nor free. Non-citizens were allowed to vote and militias coerced voting.
You might take a look at Paul Graig Roberts articles at http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ so that, you as an American may become more informed of what your "government" is doing to other countries
That's enough for me to put the blame squarely on Russia for the current situation. Whether the people who initiated the coup against Yanukovych represent the entire population, a majority or a minority, it's an internal Ukrainian affair and Russia has no business interfering.
Add the take down of the Dutch plane, the nonsense about tanks taking "relief supplies" over the border, soldiers getting "lost on vacation" and it's pretty clear that Putin is engaging in an illegal war.
And, yes, I am from the US. I don't agree with our illegal wars either so please don't go there.