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steve2470

(37,481 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2014, 04:56 PM Feb 2014

Ukraine says Russia follows pre-Georgia war scenario in Crimea [View all]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/28/ukraine-crisis-turchinov-idUSL6N0LX4JU20140228

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine's acting president accused Russia of open aggression on Friday and said it was provoking his country in the same way as it had Georgia before going to war in 2008.

Urging President Vladimir Putin to stop "provocations" in Ukraine's Russian-speaking Crimea, Oleksander Turchinov recalled Russia's intervention in Georgia over breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which have large ethnic Russian populations.

Russia's Black Sea fleet has a base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol.

"Russia has sent forces into Crimea ... they are working on scenarios which are fully analogous with Abkhazia, when having initiated a military conflict, they started to annex the territory," Turchinov said in televised comments.

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Ukraine says Russia follows pre-Georgia war scenario in Crimea [View all] steve2470 Feb 2014 OP

Do we care if Russia takes the Crimea? reformist2 Feb 2014 #1

I doubt anyone will do anything meaningful about it. No one wants war over it, TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #2

I hope we care if any country uses force to take part of another country. pampango Feb 2014 #3

In my view, it's historically Russia's, so they can take it back, imo. reformist2 Feb 2014 #4

Well, then you won't mind losing the American Southwest to Spain, right? TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #5

Mexico, hey we get the roads and the land of the mouse! nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #17

Alaska was historically Russia's. Any thoughts on that? n/t pampango Feb 2014 #7

Wow, that's the most WTF argument I've heard in a long time. NT Adrahil Feb 2014 #8

Really? To pretend as if the borders defined in 1918, 1945 or whenever are sacroscanct, is absurd. reformist2 Feb 2014 #14

Russia legally ceded Crimea to Ukraine. Adrahil Feb 2014 #16

Do you live in any part of the United States? 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #11

Hell yes. Despite all the misinformation, Crimea is only 58.3% ethnic Russians, and according to a okaawhatever Feb 2014 #12

If we're going by loyalty to Russia, the present Ukraine ought to break in half. reformist2 Feb 2014 #15

As Democrats, don't we support self-determination? Woodrow Wilson was a notable Democratic President FarCenter Feb 2014 #13

that is a ridiculous question Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #19

depends if we care about treaties. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #21

Perhaps there is a part of Russia that would like to join the Ukraine. kiranon Feb 2014 #6

US involved in Georgia bull crap, Russia did not provoke that fight !!! uponit7771 Feb 2014 #9

WTF? nice revisionist history Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #18

Sounds like a quarrel that the USA would be wise to stay out of. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #10

We are obligated by treaty to protect Ukraine... Adrahil Feb 2014 #22

Should we honor it? Like we did this one? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #24

The Crimea should be able to determine its own fate LittleBlue Feb 2014 #20

Sorry. Jake Stern Feb 2014 #23