when we are at logic and if wants to be honest.
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We have to keep to facts, even if we aren`t honest. Its wise
First of all. Historical logic is with Russia. Criema was part of Russian Empire for centuries. Russians themselves were as a nation consolidated within Kievan Rus. God knows what were communists were thinking when they draw the borders of back then Ukraine.
Then, i know, Sasha, you would ask for the international order and sovereignty of states. Don`t ask, because there is no neither the international order, neither the sovereignty of states. That, thanks to leading NATO and EU powers, who in international relations behave as it suits to them, from the position of simple power. Now Russia decided to respect its own historical rights and to respect sovereignty of states by the model of behavior of the leading NATO and EU powers.
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So, state of the current international order/disorder created by NATO and EU leading powers, support rights of ethnic Russians within Ukraine, to fights for their independence and secession from Ukraine. Disrespect of sovereignty of states by NATO and EU leading powers gave even legitimacy to Russia to behave same way, if we speak from the angle of pure sovereignty of states. Every country can behave from the position of military power if there is no international order. Also, as i said, historical facts and rights support claims of ethnic Russians in Ukraine.
Now, here is what i wanted to underline. Add to all above a fact that are Russians majority on the land that is historically Russian. It was Russian ethnic land before national Ukrainian state was formed. Also, have in mind that Russian majority on the claimed territories was established before national Ukrainian state was formed.
There was easy explanation, that I heard here sometime in 1990's... Lenin wanted to "dilute" mostly peasant (and quite hostile to communist ideas) population of agrary Malorossia by proletariat of industrial Novorossia.
yes but, have in mind that Lenin came to Russia from Germany (where he was trained) and initiated revolution, organized murder of Russian Tzar family. Magnates from west of Europe obviously were involved in creating the turmoil in Russia. No wonder that most powerful communist of Soviet Union wasn`t ethnic Russian. Stalin was Georgian. Think about it.