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In reply to the discussion: Do political pundits who deny the Russian invasion of Crimea deserve to be taken seriously at DU? [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)The red army defeated white army & gained control of Crimea while the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was part of the USSR, it wasn't part of Ukraine until the Nazis liberated Crimea than Stalin committed mass murder over accusations of helping the Nazis which many within Ukraine did. Was still ruled by Russia until Nikita Khrushchev basically gave it away in 1954. Crimea has been a long term polarizing issue in Ukraine politics since 1991 & this has happened before.
I do know Germany annexing Austria was very popular within Germany, I don't know the two countries' history but I'm sure there was a long term dispute over land. I find it unlikely the two things are the same given how often invasions & disputes over land take place, also western countries have a long track record of invasions themselves.