Looking at the chronology of events, its clear that Crimea never wanted or consented to be part of Ukraine or separate from Russia. QuoteChronology for Crimean Russians in UkraineMinorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Crimean Russians in Ukraine, 2004, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ec2.html [accessed 29 March 2017] Apr 29, 1954 Under Khrushchev, the Soviet Union transfers the Crimea from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. This move is done in marking the 300th anniversary of the Pereiaslav Agreement which, in large part, marked the beginning of Ukrainian subjugation to the Muscovite Empire. The official party line has declared this the beginning of the long Russo-Ukrainian friendship. Jan 20, 1991 A referendum is held in the Crimea on restoring autonomy to the region. Over 80% of the electorate participates, of which 93.26% supported the "restoration of the Crimean ASSR as a subject of the USSR and as a party to the Union Treaty." Jan 1992 The Russian Foreign Ministry and parliament condemn the transfer of Crimea to the Ukraine in 1954. May 5, 1992 Crimea's parliament declares total independence subject to approval in a referendum to be held in August 1992. May 13, 1992 The Ukrainian parliament declares the Crimean parliament's independence declaration unconstitutional and gives them until May 20 to rescind it. They also give President Kravchuk the power to use all necessary means to halt Crimean independence. May 21, 1992 The Russian parliament passes a resolution declaring the 1954 transfer of Crimea illegal and calling for negotiations on the future of Crimea. This move is supported by some Russian nationalists and Communists in Crimea. Jan 10, 1993 Over 2,000 protesters hold an unauthorized demonstration in Sevastopol calling for separation from Ukraine Jan 18 - 20, 1993 Anti-Ukrainian demonstrations again take place in Sevastopol and Simferopol. This time they are organized by the All Crimean Movement of Electors for a Crimean Republic, the Republican Movement of Crimea, Yedinstvo, and the Union of Communists. Demands include the transfer of Crimea back to Russian jurisdiction and early elections be held for all government bodies. Jul 16, 1993 The anti-Ukrainian Popular Assembly declares that only Russian laws should be valid in the city of Sevastopol, new elections to the city council should be held, Sevastopol deputies in Kiev should be dismissed and new elections for deputies to be sent to Russia should be held, the Ukrainian naval headquarters should be removed forcibly from Sevastopol, and Russia should cut off oil deliveries to Ukraine. The declarations are accompanied by anti-Ukrainian / pro-Russian demonstrations. Meshkov makes statement that once Sevastopol is reunited with Russia, the rest of Crimea would soon follow. Non-Russians throughout Crimea and in Kiev denounce the statement. Most of these sentiments are not held by Russians in the rest of Ukraine. Many Crimean Russians yearn for a return to the Soviet Union and re-establishment of Soviet authority in Ukraine. Aug 23, 1994 The Sevastopol city council decided to declare Sevastopol a Russian city, making the city subject only to Russian legislation. The resolution was backed by 36 of the 42 members and was immediately denounced as illegal by Ukrainian authorities. Mar 1995 The Ukrainian parliament rescinded Crimea's constitution and abolished the post of Crimean President. Feb 23, 1997 Crimean communists attending a meeting in Simferopol have called on authorities to cut off relations with NATO. The Congress of the Russian People called on Russian and Ukrainian leaders to immediately sign a defensive union recognizing Sevastopol as the main base of the Black Sea Fleet. Mar 18, 1997 Riot police in Crimea prevented about 1000 protestors from storming the parliament building in Simferopol during a demonstration calling for the return of the peninsula to Russia. Pro-Russian communist groups organized the demonstration which was attended by about 5000 people. http://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ec2.htmlFunny how the western media constantly portrays Crimea as poor people brutally annexed by Russia against their will. Nothing could be further from the truth.Even Wikipedia leaves out vast portions of history in its rush to declare Crimea a part of Ukraine.
Chronology for Crimean Russians in UkraineMinorities at Risk Project, Chronology for Crimean Russians in Ukraine, 2004, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ec2.html [accessed 29 March 2017] Apr 29, 1954 Under Khrushchev, the Soviet Union transfers the Crimea from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. This move is done in marking the 300th anniversary of the Pereiaslav Agreement which, in large part, marked the beginning of Ukrainian subjugation to the Muscovite Empire. The official party line has declared this the beginning of the long Russo-Ukrainian friendship. Jan 20, 1991 A referendum is held in the Crimea on restoring autonomy to the region. Over 80% of the electorate participates, of which 93.26% supported the "restoration of the Crimean ASSR as a subject of the USSR and as a party to the Union Treaty." Jan 1992 The Russian Foreign Ministry and parliament condemn the transfer of Crimea to the Ukraine in 1954. May 5, 1992 Crimea's parliament declares total independence subject to approval in a referendum to be held in August 1992. May 13, 1992 The Ukrainian parliament declares the Crimean parliament's independence declaration unconstitutional and gives them until May 20 to rescind it. They also give President Kravchuk the power to use all necessary means to halt Crimean independence. May 21, 1992 The Russian parliament passes a resolution declaring the 1954 transfer of Crimea illegal and calling for negotiations on the future of Crimea. This move is supported by some Russian nationalists and Communists in Crimea. Jan 10, 1993 Over 2,000 protesters hold an unauthorized demonstration in Sevastopol calling for separation from Ukraine Jan 18 - 20, 1993 Anti-Ukrainian demonstrations again take place in Sevastopol and Simferopol. This time they are organized by the All Crimean Movement of Electors for a Crimean Republic, the Republican Movement of Crimea, Yedinstvo, and the Union of Communists. Demands include the transfer of Crimea back to Russian jurisdiction and early elections be held for all government bodies. Jul 16, 1993 The anti-Ukrainian Popular Assembly declares that only Russian laws should be valid in the city of Sevastopol, new elections to the city council should be held, Sevastopol deputies in Kiev should be dismissed and new elections for deputies to be sent to Russia should be held, the Ukrainian naval headquarters should be removed forcibly from Sevastopol, and Russia should cut off oil deliveries to Ukraine. The declarations are accompanied by anti-Ukrainian / pro-Russian demonstrations. Meshkov makes statement that once Sevastopol is reunited with Russia, the rest of Crimea would soon follow. Non-Russians throughout Crimea and in Kiev denounce the statement. Most of these sentiments are not held by Russians in the rest of Ukraine. Many Crimean Russians yearn for a return to the Soviet Union and re-establishment of Soviet authority in Ukraine. Aug 23, 1994 The Sevastopol city council decided to declare Sevastopol a Russian city, making the city subject only to Russian legislation. The resolution was backed by 36 of the 42 members and was immediately denounced as illegal by Ukrainian authorities. Mar 1995 The Ukrainian parliament rescinded Crimea's constitution and abolished the post of Crimean President. Feb 23, 1997 Crimean communists attending a meeting in Simferopol have called on authorities to cut off relations with NATO. The Congress of the Russian People called on Russian and Ukrainian leaders to immediately sign a defensive union recognizing Sevastopol as the main base of the Black Sea Fleet. Mar 18, 1997 Riot police in Crimea prevented about 1000 protestors from storming the parliament building in Simferopol during a demonstration calling for the return of the peninsula to Russia. Pro-Russian communist groups organized the demonstration which was attended by about 5000 people. http://www.refworld.org/docid/469f38ec2.html
Quote from: MayorHaggar on March 29, 2017, 07:38:06 pmRussia has 600,000 “orphans,” although 70 to 90 percent of them have birth parents who are alive. This is Russia’s third great wave of orphans, the first two coming on the heels of the two world wars.https//www.washingtonpost.com/ So your point is.... we should hate russian people because they have orphans?Their media hate propaganda campaign against russia (which you are recycling) is essentially no different in spirit and intention, to what they print in north korea. Congratulations When it comes to creating fear and hatred of a foreign nation and leadership, Washington is now at the same level as Pyongyang.
Russia has 600,000 “orphans,” although 70 to 90 percent of them have birth parents who are alive. This is Russia’s third great wave of orphans, the first two coming on the heels of the two world wars.https//www.washingtonpost.com/
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on Yesterday at 01:40:32 Trump is a liar and a con man.
Quote from Mr.DeMartino on June 14, 2019 at 02:28:07 Donald Trump is a lying sack of shit
The majority of Crimeans may want to rejoin Russia, but it isn't an overwhelming majority
wherever it ends up, there will be a lot of unhappy people.
A senior Obama administration official said there was "concrete evidence" that some ballots in the Crimea referendum arrived in some Crimean cities pre-marked.
Quote from: Life Improvement on March 30, 2017, 01:16:31 pmA senior Obama administration official said there was "concrete evidence" that some ballots in the Crimea referendum arrived in some Crimean cities pre-marked.And the vast majority of people who 'legally' voted were ethnic Russian who only make up around 58% of the Crimean population.
Quote from: kyndo on March 30, 2017, 07:50:09 amThe majority of Crimeans may want to rejoin Russia, but it isn't an overwhelming majority97.7% isn't an overwhelming majority to you?That's the percentage that voted to rejoin Russia.Quote wherever it ends up, there will be a lot of unhappy people. I don't think so, kyndo.Wean yourself off CNN.
Crimea river.
That the Kremlin has been vexed by Mr. Navalny is clear from the authorities’ response to what, in most countries, would be inconsequential protests that merely disrupted traffic. The police arrested protesters in some cases for nothing more than carrying a rubber duck, a symbol of extravagant money reportedly spent on a duck pond at a government residence.
Quote from: Savant on March 30, 2017, 01:24:14 pmQuote from: Life Improvement on March 30, 2017, 01:16:31 pmA senior Obama administration official said there was "concrete evidence" that some ballots in the Crimea referendum arrived in some Crimean cities pre-marked.And the vast majority of people who 'legally' voted were ethnic Russian who only make up around 58% of the Crimean population.Crimea river.
Among the f***ing stupid things the president of the USA is doing, this one is among the most ridiculous. There is proof about global warming and he is listening to his business buddies who wnat to push fossil fuels.
Why are you worried about global warming but not nuclear war?
Why is it that Trump, who wants to do the only sane thing and improve relations between thermonuclear powers, is portrayed as an idiot?but the neo-cons and neoliberals who are risking ending life on earth with their relentless stalking of Russia are portrayed as the salt of the earth?
Nuclear war won't happened. Nukes are a deterrent that's all.
Putin's warning: 2016The world is being pushed on a path to WW3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD8lIdIMRo
Sanctions = less money in order to pressure a country to do the right thing.
Quote from: some waygug-in on March 30, 2017, 06:36:43 am So you're a air pollution denier? You want to repeal clean-air regulations? You're glad Trump did that?"It is extensively proven, and widely accepted, that air pollution can harm humans, which is why the government regulates it."
Is this guy just going to spend his whole time deflecting the attention from himself onto Obama. Apart from having no clear foreign policy direction, he seems to 'playing' politics rather than actually 'doing' politics. How long can he get away with doing that?https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/04/syria-gas-attack-trump-us-foreign-policy