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[QUOTE]Thousands of people celebrated in the Crimean capital of Simferopol after the region broke away from Ukraine and was formally accepted into the Russian Federation.
Celebrations continued into early Saturday, hours after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, signed a treaty making Crimea part of Russia. Fireworks burst in the sky in Simferopol, as the Crimean prime minister, Sergei Aksyonov, addressed the crowds.
"I am sure that we all together will live in a new Crimea happily, we will live the way our fathers and grandfathers wanted us to live as we dreamed. This is fair and we deserved it. Happy holiday, dear friends," he said.
The crowd sang along with music from a live stage as they welcomed Aksyonov.
The celebrations were timed to coincide with a similar event taking place in Moscow, where fireworks also lit up the skies.
As this developed, an international team of monitors is being sent in to Ukraine's eastern region, where tensions continue to brew between supporters and opponents of Russia.
The team from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will begin its work after Russia dropped its objections. But there is disagreement on whether they will be allowed in to Crimea itself.
A military transition is also underway as Russia takes over bases across the Black Sea Peninsula, raising its national flag as Ukrainian soldiers departed on their trucks.
On Friday, all 155 senators present in Moscow's upper house of parliament voted in favour of the treaty of accession. Putin quickly signed the bill into law.
"I call on all members of both houses of parliament to actively engage in this effort and make everything possible for this process to continue painlessly and be fruitful for the whole of Russia and Crimea," Putin said.
In Brussels, the acting prime minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, signed an association agreement with the EU as the split between the two former allies grew deeper.
"This is a historic day for my country, and we believe this is a historic day for the entire Europe," Yatsenyuk declared after signing the agreement. "We want to be a part of a big European family."
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy also hailed the deal saying that it "recognises the aspirations of the people of Ukraine to live in a country governed by values, by democracy and the rule of law." [/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/03/crimea-celebrates-as-region-joins-russia-20143224139630640.html[/url]
A bridge were commissioned.
I'm really not quite sure how to feel about this anymore. Although I strongly condemn the way Russia handled it, I'm not seeing a lot of evidence of people not wanting to join Russia in the Crimea. Either way, I hope the people are happy with the new changes, because it doesn't look like it's going to change back. The west is just looking on with angry faces, not willing to raise a hand against Putin.
[QUOTE=MADmarine;44318920]I'm really not quite sure how to feel about this anymore. Although I strongly condemn the way Russia handled it, I'm not seeing a lot of evidence of people not wanting to join Russia in the Crimea. Either way, I hope the people are happy with the new changes, because it doesn't look like it's going to change. The west is just looking on with angry faces, not willing to raise a hand against Putin.[/QUOTE]
The West has hurt Russia economically for this with sanctions, Russia has lost more than it has gained, they've destroyed their international reputation and Eastern Europe is now becoming entrenched towards the EU and NATO.
Time to invest in maps!
[QUOTE=Thom12255;44318953]The West has hurt Russia economically for this with sanctions, Russia has lost more than it has gained, they've destroyed their international reputation and Eastern Europe is now becoming entrenched towards the EU and NATO.[/QUOTE]
Hinestly, sanctions are not as bad as they might look like. Here is hope that oligarchy will start focusing their finances inwards for a change, cause as of right now, Russia's internal market is a joke.
My globe is becoming more and more out of date.
[QUOTE=MADmarine;44318920]I'm really not quite sure how to feel about this anymore. Although I strongly condemn the way Russia handled it, I'm not seeing a lot of evidence of people not wanting to join Russia in the Crimea. Either way, I hope the people are happy with the new changes, because it doesn't look like it's going to change. The west is just looking on with angry faces, not willing to raise a hand against Putin.[/QUOTE]
But the reason why no one's really protesting is because it's occupied and those who do protest against their choice and other bullshit will be physically or financially harmed to the point of dependence on the state and/or others.
[QUOTE=Keyblockor1;44319279]But the reason why no one's really protesting is because it's occupied and those who do protest against their choice and other bullshit will be physically or financially harmed to the point of dependence on the state and/or others.[/QUOTE]
That's true, but it still always seemed like the majority was pro-Russia (not a 97% majority though).
[QUOTE=MADmarine;44318920]I'm really not quite sure how to feel about this anymore. Although I strongly condemn the way Russia handled it, I'm not seeing a lot of evidence of people not wanting to join Russia in the Crimea[/QUOTE]
People that didn't want to join were being suppressed. It's hard to say how many there really are [I]because[/I] they're being suppressed.
[QUOTE=Matthew0505;44319342]Considering how many Russophobes came out of the woodwork recently I don't think Russia had much of an international reputation to lose. They went from "bad guy we can bully and push around" to "bad guy who might actually be a threat". Stalin was pretty spot on about the "jungle law of capitalism".[/QUOTE]
Ever consider the "Russophobes" came out because Russia invaded a sovereign nation? Because usually when you do that, people don't like you.
[QUOTE=Kljunas;44319061]My globe is becoming more and more out of date.[/QUOTE]
My good ole polish globe still proudly states "ZSRR" over most of asia and a bit of europe
[QUOTE=proch;44319525]My good ole polish globe still proudly states "ZSRR" over most of asia and a bit of europe[/QUOTE]
if the trend continues, this globe of yours will be perfectly spot-on in a few years so no worries
[QUOTE=Nexosz;44319578]if the trend continues, this globe of yours will be perfectly spot-on in a few years so no worries[/QUOTE]
Whoever thinks that Russia is going to continue "forcing" other countries to join it has been fed too much western "Putin evil, Russia bad" propaganda and believes whatever the western media feeds them.
The shill is strong in this one.
Even if the Crimean people support becoming part of Russia (which I still highly doubt considering Russia was bussing people over to celebrate and arresting people who were against them) everything was still handled incredibly poorly. You can't just roll in tanks and unmarked soldiers to surround military bases and dig trenches on the Ukraine border. I'm sure a lot of these people were scared of a very large war taking place in their streets and would rather just join with Russia than fight them and possibly lose everything.
wtf they didn't ask turkey first
[QUOTE=Ylsid;44319826]wtf they didn't ask turkey first[/QUOTE]
slav
talks with kebab
Choose one
[QUOTE=Kljunas;44319061]My globe is becoming more and more out of date.[/QUOTE]
My elementary school atlases still had the soviet union in 1998, imagine how they felt
[editline]22nd March 2014[/editline]
Actually with the way things are going if they keep them long enough they might work again
time to change my map again
[QUOTE=Kljunas;44319061]My globe is becoming more and more out of date.[/QUOTE]
Don't worry, mine seems to be updated!
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[QUOTE=Rapist;44319028]Time to invest in maps![/QUOTE]
Here you go:
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[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/20r8ev/map_of_europe_with_an_updated_crimea_1473x1198/]Source[/url]
[QUOTE=Kljunas;44319061]My globe is becoming more and more out of date.[/QUOTE]
Well it's not recognized by anybody, so my map is still fine.
[QUOTE=Errl;44319823]Even if the Crimean people support becoming part of Russia (which I still highly doubt considering Russia was bussing people over to celebrate and arresting people who were against them) everything was still handled incredibly poorly. You can't just roll in tanks and unmarked soldiers to surround military bases and dig trenches on the Ukraine border. I'm sure a lot of these people were scared of a very large war taking place in their streets and would rather just join with Russia than fight them and possibly lose everything.[/QUOTE]
And land-mines, don't forget the land-mines.
[QUOTE=theblah12;44320313]Here you go:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/Sm0oVlN.jpg[/t]
[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/20r8ev/map_of_europe_with_an_updated_crimea_1473x1198/]Source[/url][/QUOTE]
I didn't know reddit had a Map Porn Subreddit, I love maps
At least it didn't end in or start in bloodshed and they seemed 95% willingly to join without resistance. Good on them, I guess?
[QUOTE=theblah12;44320313]Here you go:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/Sm0oVlN.jpg[/t]
[url=http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/20r8ev/map_of_europe_with_an_updated_crimea_1473x1198/]Source[/url][/QUOTE]
After all of these years the Ukraine just looks wrong.
[QUOTE=Keyblockor1;44319279]But the reason why no one's really protesting is because it's occupied and those who do protest against their choice and other bullshit will be physically or financially harmed to the point of dependence on the state and/or others.[/QUOTE]
You'd think you'd see stuff on social media then, or some kind of anonymous protest.
Honestly. Better they get a slice of the Crimea than flat out all of Eastern Ukraine.
It's not a problem that they wanted to join it's how it happened. You can't deny Russian troops were deployed or in this case"Pro-Russian" to start the vote and I highly doubt the 97% vote.
[QUOTE=NoobieWafer223;44320903]At least it didn't end in or start in bloodshed and they seemed 95% willingly to join without resistance. Good on them, I guess?[/QUOTE]
Wasn't it really one sided because the ones who opposed joining Russia boycotted the referendum?
There was no option to refuse to join, it was join now or give the government the ability to join Russia anyway. They also bussed people over to commit voter fraud, and they're starting to abuse the tatars.
[QUOTE=Reshy;44322235]There was no option to refuse to join, it was join now or give the government the ability to join Russia anyway. They also bussed people over to commit voter fraud, and they're starting to abuse the tatars.[/QUOTE]
They're relocating the tatars yeah
to a really fucking awesome place its like disneyland for tatars i wish i was a tatar it'd be awesome
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