mutantsushi on 12 March 2014
| Augen said: If Crimea does become Russian are there concerns Ukraine might take it out on the province in terms of infrastructure such as energy? We saw this happen when Russia shut off gas to Europe years ago. |
Hard to see this happening even with further conflict. Ukraine itself depends on gas, so trying to screw independent Crimea over which has no real centrality to any concept of Ukrainian nation (it is just to spite Russia with) is just not a good tactic, and will not change the situation in Crimea to their benefit. FYI, the EU itself is clear that the previous Ukrainian government was the cause of the gas problem, that they were stealing gas, etc. Russia has since then only built new pipelines under Baltic Sea, all the better to be a reliable supplier.
| Augen said: Is there any concern that if this sort of precedent is set provinces all around the world could point to it as legitimate way to leave a country, join a country or found a new new nation? |
Assuming this characterization of Russian actions in Crimea, how is that a new tactic? Hello, Kosovo? Hello Croatia and Slovenia an Bosnia?
