1 year ago: 2,000 Russian Troops Take Over Crimea - State TV Shutdown - Troops have APCs

[uhnope]

FREE TIBET
FREE CRIMEA

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1. FREE THE WOLVERINES, FREE POPCORN

[newthinking]

2. Everyone knows of this event. What they were not shown is the events in Crimea that

happened before it.

The order of events is important. But of course not all of them were in the western press.

Crimea has always had it's own constitution and some autonomy.

First came large assemblies in the streets.
Then the legislature declared a constitutional crisis
Then the local militia placed roadblocks.
Then the legislature voted to have a poll
Then the legislature requested assistance from Russia

Then

Russian troops then secured the region along with the local militia

Sure, Russia was ready (for one they had troops already there) just as the US would have been right on there to help if the situation would have been the other way around. But regardless this was an action of the Crimean government with the support of the people there.

This documentary is footage in the order it happened.

[uhnope]

3. oh brother. those are the same kinds of excuses for the Soviet (re)invasion of Prague in 1968

[newthinking]

4. nothing like it

but nice try.

I will trust people to read and watch and make their own conclusions. We all know what yours is already.