[scottlocklin]

Of course, the US and Five Eyes are doing the same thing; they're just better at it. It's mind boggling how our media is consistently forgetting to notice that Crimea has been trying to get itself annexed by Russia since Ukraine and Russia become countries.

[meatysnapper]

Yeah, Eastern Ukraine (ethnic Russians) vs the rest have been at each other's throats for a while. This was the logical conclusion of years of discontent.

[duaneb]

If anything is clear, it's that the Crimea is a terrible place to live right now. It doesn't appear that there is a solid populist opinion--the conflict was obviously precipitated by Russian pressure.