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

[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