Explain Crimea...

[peacetraveler22]

I don't understand why there is blackness in Crimea. What's going on? Is this some political game being played or really a problem with infrastructure? Meanwhile, I read the pro-Kremlin blog of Russian patriot politichanka, who is very friendly even though we have completely different political views. I read her blog, and sometimes communicate with her. She's upset the TV news remains silent about the difficult situation in Crimea...focusing only on Erdogan, Syria, Bandera, Nazis...enemies all around, instead of discussing problems within. I saw some photos in other posts where Crimean children are gathered in public places where a TV is placed, and they too are staring at the face of Putin on the news rather than watching cartoons or other child friendly programming. Meanwhile, I haven't seen this situation covered at all on major U.S. news channels. As usual, we are focused on problems within - yet another shooting in Colorado from what appears to be a religious, right wing wacko opposed to abortion. So many of these religious conservatives are opposed to immigrants or refugees, failing to recognize that extremism comes in all forms, including from their beloved brethren.

What's really happening in Crimea? Help me understand.

Comments

[dorli87.livejournal.com]

The Ukraine does not want to supply the electricity in Crimea.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Well, this is completely understandable. So, what is Russia doing to protect and provide basic necessities to residents there?

[dorli87.livejournal.com]

Return Crimea.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Well, the majority of citizens wish to be aligned with Russia. They voted to return, and now they must live with the consequences and downsides.

[dorli87.livejournal.com]

It was made without any rules and against the Ukrainian and international laws. They have no rights to vote about this.

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

Kosovo was a precedent.

And the international criminal court voted that it does not break international law.
Of course at THAT time such a verdict was necessarry for the US to support their position on Kosovo against Serbia..
But it's a precedent now.

[dorli87.livejournal.com]

You mean that is the justification for an annexation?

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

It is a justification of the referendum.

[dorli87.livejournal.com]

Funny

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX27I-ESLSo

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/referendum-v-krymu-status-regiona/25298892.html

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I didn't know about all this tension with the Crimean Tatars.

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

You American? Can you undestand differens betvin LEGAL and ILLIGAL?
In Russia they say: "If it illigal, but I want , it is not only possible, but necessary.

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

Majority of Crimean Tatars were not against the referendum.
Moreover, now their language is one of official languages in Crimea now and they have representatives in the regional government.

But there is an anti-Russian nationalist group against them.
They exploit fears of deportation which happened to tatars in Stalin's time.

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

http://24daily.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1191.jpg

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

http://ru.krymr.com/content/article/26815449.html

[elenire.livejournal.com]

Russia delivers autonomous diesel and gas-powered generators but they are not enough, and also forces the faster deployment of underwater power cables to Crimea.

[pro100-petrov.livejournal.com]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Crimea has started to receive electricity supply from the southern Russian Krasnodar region, RIA news agency quoted Crimean First Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Sheremet as saying on Friday.

Sheremet said the first 22 megawatts had been transmitted through the energy bridge to Crimea which was hit by power blackout after pro-Ukrainian activists blew up the electricity lines in Ukraine which supply the peninsula.
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This bridge will be working at capacity in the beginning of the next year.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

And you trust that this bridge will be repaired and restored so quickly? This seems doubtful to me based on the efficiency of government endeavors in the past. It has taken decades to even begin building proper roads in the country, and they will redo the bridge in only a month? I hope so for the residents of the region.

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

I would say that now the government is quite effective.
They build everything which was promised on time or close to that.
From everything necessary for the Olympics in Sochi to a brand new spaceport in the Far East.

[pro100-petrov.livejournal.com]

This bridge is NOT repeared or restored. It was started to build from 2014. It is practically have finnished. That is the reason why this blackout have made by Ukrainian nationalists now.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Okay, I misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying. :)

By the way...

[pro100-petrov.livejournal.com]

A coup in Kiev was organized by USA. What is America doing to provide basic necessities of ukrainians?

Re: By the way...

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

America provides millions of dollars to Ukraine, it is no secret. For 2016, over $200 million in aid has been proposed.

Re: By the way...

[pro100-petrov.livejournal.com]

Ок. And Russia provides billions of rubles to Krimea.