Congrats to the Crimeans. If it hadn't been for Kruschev's idiocy in giving away Crimea from Russia to Ukraine this would never have even been an issue.
When it comes to the legality of the referendum and respecting international law people gotta stop being naive. International law is there for the weak nations to follow and for the strong to interpret and enforce as they see fit.
I just find the sheer scale of hypocrisy by many western states to be comical. Where was the respect for international law and sovereignty when it came to the dismantling of Yugoslavia or the invasion of Iraq?
Bottom line is Ukraine is Russia's red line and they will do whatever they need to do to maintain their influence there and no matter how much the western nations complain they will never risk a war with Russia over Ukraine.
