Putin Says Russia Regained 'Historic Roots' In Crimea

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12. Yet Russia is spending more money on the Tartars then Kiev ever did

“In the incomplete year of 2014, Russia spent as much as Ukraine did in the previous seven years on issues of housing and support for Crimean Tatars,” said Smirnov, who heads the region’s committee on inter-ethnic relations.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/17/crimean-tatars-divided-between-russian-and-ukrainian-promises

And Tartarts are in the Government of the Crimea:

Yet there are some Crimean Tatars who say they support the Russian annexation, such as the Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Ruslan Balbek.

Balbek said: “Crimean Tatars are not dreaming about returning to Ukraine. They don’t remember [leaders] Mustafa Dzhemilev and Refat Chubarov. They just want to get on with their lives. Since Crimea has been a part of Ukraine, their areas haven’t received electricity or roads — not even a basic standard of living.”

http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/17/crimea-s-tatars-yearn-for-homeland-one-year-after-russian-annexation/

This may be a "Carrot and Stick" policy, i.e. carrots for those Tartars that accept Russian Rule and a stick for those that do not, but it also shows Russia is more concerned about opposition to its RULE as oppose to just being Anti-Tatar. Does the US permit the existence of VIOLENT groups that support an independent Puerto Rico to exist? The answer is NO, the same with every other country. Peaceful groups that oppose rule by the Government that controls that Country are permitted, but violent groups are watched.

Thus the real question is are these peaceful or violent opposition groups? I have NOT heard or read of any acts of Violence but Russia may just want to be careful. No mass arrests have occurred, but some kidnappings have, but no one knows by whom or why. May be a cover up, or just may be something else. Till we have SOLID evidence to assume that Tartars are being set up to be harnessed is huge step to take, a step, if taken should be taken with care. The problem is we have people taking such a step, without any care for it fits their belief that Putin and Russia are the source of all evil in the world. Putin is NOT an innocent baby, but he is also NOT the devil incarnate. These stories seems to be just that stories.