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- Jake Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
If I were Putin, I would happily make the bet that the locals are sufficiently aware of who is causing them pain to take rational countermeasures.
Of course, the locals may decide that "rational countermeasures" means an overtly Nazi government. But I'm not convinced that that would be actively detrimental to Russia's interests.
Of course, presently the problem is that both sides teem with fascists and the annexation of Crimea resembles the Anschluss of Austria. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
And, to the extent that they acted on the interests of the average citizen Putin may well find them easier to deal with. He could then play the 'Fellow Slav' card.
My main question is where the Ukrainian military stands. Seems unclear.
What Putin has said is that the Ukrainian parliament is legitimate, but that Yanukovich remains the legitimate president. Which means that his ministers has contact with Ukrainian ministers, while Putin has no direct contact as there is no elected president in Kiev. Sweden's finest (and perhaps only) collaborative, leftist e-newspaper Synapze.se
What Putin has said is that the Ukrainian parliament is legitimate, but that Yanukovich remains the legitimate president. Which means that his ministers has contact with Ukrainian ministers, while Putin has no direct contact as there is no elected president in Kiev.
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