I am confused by how Putin is playing this one. I don't see how this is more advantageous to Russia than informal rule like South Ossetia/Abkhazia, especially since Crimea was quite independent from Kiev before annexation. It doesn't seem like it would be worth the sanctions...
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Date: 2014-03-21 03:41 am (UTC)