[rovek]

> invading and annexing Crimea

This is one of few times I've seen "invade" used to describe Russia's actions in Crimea. I find it strange that even western media talks about "annexation" when they usually employ exaggerated terminology for all kinds of trivial events.

edit: I'm not saying the invasion was trivial, I'm saying the media response was/is understated compared to non-events they exaggerate

[gandhium]

Well, at least media don't play the Russian-proposed "we were heroic defenders" tune, like it was with Georgia in 2008.