No. That vote was very close. It would not have been even close except for Russia's historical persecution and displacement of the local population and replacement with Russian nationals. But even with that it was very close.
There is some truth here. Depends on how we define largely! However, does the world really want Russia controlling Crimea and the black sea? All the commerce and food that flows through that area to Africa and the rest of world under the permission of Russia? Secondly, I don't think that we want the legality of land grabs to be decided by majority vote. There are many cities that border mexico/US that would favor US. So, would that give us the right to conquer those areas? Should we take over Cuba? And how do we really decide what the majority really wants? I damn sure don't trust the vote of a family being asked to vote with several Russian soldiers at their door.
Compared to Ukraine Russia is practically Singapore.
Complete and utter BS. Crimeans look at Clusterfuck called Ukraine and say "We dodged the bullet here".
Yes, The World minus Victoria Nuland&Co wants Russia controlling Black Sea and whole Ukraine for that matter.
Yes, you want it decided by Victoria "Fuck the EU" Nuland.
No. I want it decided by international law. Your country flaunts it. Your country has stolen land, looted it deliberately bombed civilian targets and infrastructure, used cluster bombs and other illegal weapons, routinely threatens the world with nuclear war and has kidnapped 20,000 Ukrainian children. I wouldn't trust your government to control the local animal control center; let alone an international strait in which millions depend upon for their food. Sorry comrade....
It's much worse than that. Ukro-NATO forces did not even get to pass security zone.
Serbia, Iraq, Sirya, Libya, Cuba, Afganistan, China,... called and said "You must be kidding, right?"
Native americans and mexicans called and asked, does that mean we get land back?
The difference between you and I is that I don't support my government breaking international law. I don't support looting, targeting civilians, stealing land, and etc. I don't make excuses for it if it's done by Russia, China, the US, or the meanies in Ukraine.
That's what US does in Ukraine.
In CPI ranking for 2021, Ukraine is at position 122. But Russia is 136th.
US does not target civilians or steal land because it is not involved in the war except as supplier, and if giving billions of dollars in aid is considered "looting" then I hope the US "loots" my country too!
This true. It should have been more, and earlier. However this:
... is obviously not true. If Russia does everything right, why was it kicked out of Kyiv? Why was it kicked out of Snake Island? Why did it lose Moskva? Why did it withdraw from Kherson? Izuym? Lyman? Why did it take six months to capture Bakhmut? Why hasn't Russia been able to reach the administrative borders of ANY of the territories it claims to have annexed? Why did it have to blow up the Nova Kakhovka dam? Why is the 3-day special operation on its 485th day with no end in sight? Why has Russia changed its generals more often than Zelensky changes his socks? Why was Russia forced to mobilize more troops, with Putin warning of another mobilization possibly coming up soon?
Wrong.
