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In reply to the discussion: Russia dismisses new US sanctions as useless [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)While Crimea was given over to Ukraine in a night of drinking (or whatever influenced that one man decision); it was never what Crimeans wanted. They fought against it when the USSR broke up. They were given a compromise of autonomy and their own government. Corrupt judges changed that constitution (thus the option in the election to stay with Ukraine under the original constitution) and there has been continual contention.
For those who know the TRUTH that this happened is no surprise.
If you believe the spin otherwise you are allowing yourself to be taken for a ride and lied to.
The public is also being lied to on *why* this is all happening. It pretty much does not matter what Russia does, because this is about destroying the push to competitive economies and currencies and the continued monopoly of the dollar. We can't take down China, which is also involved in moving toward a more diverse world currency market; so Russia is the best option to take down BRICS and hope to keep the inevitable from happening.