They should have a referendum with three options; remain a part of Ukraine, join Russia, declare independence.
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They should have a referendum with three options; remain a part of Ukraine, join Russia, declare independence.
Obviously what is going to happen is that Putin will have the Crimeans push for autonomy first, then since most of the population is pro-Russian, they would seek to join Russia. Then full annexation will occur. I doubt Crimea would become an independent enduring state.
tatars are lost struggle with Russian empire, they are existing today only because of russian kindness. For all their hostility towards innocent eastern europena people (enslaving, raiding, looting etc) they deserved total extermination. Kinda funny hear story about tatar native crimeans here. They came to Crimea in 15 Century and made it pirate and slavhunter nest. Their place in Uzbekistan from they came from
Unless you're ready now to go and start cutting heads off you should avoid such a bold words. It's counterproductive.
At this stage their anti-Russian sentiments coming from natural fear due to relatively recent events involving Stalin. They are uncertain about their future with Russians. If you're claiming to be kind and generous you better support your words with real deeds and start working out how to coexists together.
Tatars lost struggle against SSSR not Russian Empire. Stalin deported most of them after WW2 in cattle wagons to Siberia.Quote:
tatars are lost struggle with Russian empire, they are existing today only because of russian kindness.