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Why Zelensky Will NOT Take Back Crimea
Sterling, Rick
http://original.antiwar.com/Rick_Sterling/2023/04/03/why-zelensky-will-not-take-back-crimea/Date Written: 2023-04-04 Publisher: Antiwar.com Year Published: 2023 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24881 The 2014 coup was the last straw. The Maidan violence, coup government decisions on language, and attacks on civilians made it imperative to quickly secede. Russia already had soldiers in Crimea at the leased naval base at Sebastapol. The referendum proceeded quickly and peacefully. Western hypocrisy and double standards are breathtaking. The West actively promoted the breakup of Yugoslavia, the secession of Kosovo from Serbia and South Sudan from Sudan. The right and popular will of Crimeans to secede from Ukraine and reunify with Russia is clear. Yet the West continues to falsely claim that Russia "occupies" Crimea. Subject Headings |