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5 Reasons Putin Gave for Annexing Crimea
Russia formally signed a treaty to annex the breakaway Ukrainian region
of Crimea in the face of sanctions leveled Monday by the U.S. and the
European Union. Here are five reasons Russian President Vladimir Putin
gave for why Russia moved to take Crimea back and what the world can
expect now.
18 Mar 2014 9:37am
By
Lukas I. Alpert
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1 Returning Crimea to Russia Rights a Historical Wrong
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Transferring authority of Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 was a violation
of Soviet law, Mr. Putin says, and returning it to Russia corrects
that mistake. He said that when soviet leader Nikita Krushchev
signed Crimea over to Ukrainian control, no one expected that the
Soviet Union would break up and that when it did, Crimea was handed
over like a “sack of potatoes.”
“What used to seem incredible, unfortunately became reality,” he
said. “A big country was no more.”
What used to seem incredible, unfortunately became reality.
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2 Crimea Needs to Be Part of a Strong and Stable State
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Mr. Putin claimed there is no legitimate authority in Ukraine,
which puts those living in the predominantly ethnic-Russian region
under threat. He said Russia has a responsibility to defend its
“compatriots.” Besides, he said, the result of a weekend referendum
that showed an overwhelming majority of Crimeans voting to secede
from Ukraine and join Russia is proof that this was the will of the
people. He cited examples like Kosovo splitting off from Serbia as
a historical precedent.
96% More than 96% of Crimean voters cast their ballots to break
away from Ukraine and rejoin Russia.
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3 Russia Doesn't Intend to Seize More of Ukraine
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Despite the massing of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border,
Mr. Putin said Russia has no intention to take control of more
territory in eastern Ukraine. In recent days, Russia has raised
concerns about instability in Ukraine’s largely Russian-speaking
east, where pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian rallies have ended in
skirmishes. Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of sending
provocateurs to Ukraine to cause trouble.
[BN-BY683_0318pu_E_20140318081805.jpg] AP
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4 The West Crossed a 'Red-Line' By Backing New Government in Kiev
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Mr. Putin accused Western powers of hypocrisy by standing behind
the new government in Kiev, a regime that he said illegally seized
power in a late February coup. He said this undermined any argument
that Russia’s occupation of Crimea and the referendum there to
secede were illegal. The West doesn’t recognize the results of
Sunday’s vote and calls the whole thing illegitimate.
[BN-BY715_kiev03_E_20140318092637.jpg] Reuters
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5 Russia Isn't Concerned About Sanctions
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The modest sanctions leveled against a small list of Russian
government officials Monday by the West doesn’t bother Russia, Mr.
Putin said. Many of the targeted officials laughed off the
announcement of asset freezes and visa bans against them, saying
they have no holdings abroad so the sanctions will have little
effect.
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