• Crimea self-defence forces storm Ukrainian navy headquarters in Sevastopol
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[QUOTE]Crimea's self-defence forces on Wednesday stormed the Ukrainian navy base in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol a day after Russia signed a treaty with local authorities to annex the region. An Associated Press photographer witnessed several hundred self-defence forces force their way onto the headquarters' premises and raise the Russian flag on the square by the headquarters. Ukrainian servicemen were standing guard by the main building. Crimean self-defence forces are not armed and seemed to be waiting for the Ukrainian army's decision whether to let them in. Russia on Tuesday signed a treaty to incorporate Crimea into its territory following a referendum in which residents of Ukraine's region overwhelmingly backed the move. Ukraine and the West consider the vote illegitimate. Read more: [url]http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+Press+NewsAlert+Ukrainian+military+says+serviceman/9631203/story.html#ixzz2wOUnTh5L[/url][/QUOTE]
"Self-defence force"
This is gettting Fucking Bad.
I try not to doomsay but honestly I'm not sure how the US or UN can't get involved and this could have major repercussions.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;44286312]I try not to doomsay but honestly I'm not sure how the US or UN can't get involved and this could have major repercussions.[/QUOTE] I don't think much is going to happen because no one wants to go to war with Russia and for good reasons
[QUOTE=DeEz;44287440]I don't think much is going to happen because no one wants to go to war with Russia and for good reasons[/QUOTE] So we just let Russia take what they want? That sets a bad precedent.
[QUOTE=Disgruntled;44287494]So we just let Russia take what they want?[/QUOTE] Not exactly
calling threats of nuclear war, many countries getting involved, and a big shitstorm by the end of the year, if not incredibly sooner
[QUOTE=Disgruntled;44287494]So we just let Russia take what they want? That sets a bad precedent.[/QUOTE] Offer NATO membership to Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. Putin's actions will push every country near Russia that wanted to be out of NATO, to NATO. (Sweden, Finland)
[QUOTE=Krooms;44287694]calling threats of nuclear war, many countries getting involved, and a big shitstorm by the end of the year, if not incredibly sooner[/QUOTE]Perhaps we should just have a megathread where people wank to an imaginary apocalypse if there's anything even remotely bad happening on the news.
There has been no talk on military action from any NATO country, and there never will be. If Russia invades Ukraine and marches to Kiev, they're on their own. The most the West will do is probably cut off diplomatic relations with Russia in the event of an invasion.
[QUOTE=superdeluxe;44287817]Offer NATO membership to Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. Putin's actions will push every country near Russia that wanted to be out of NATO, to NATO. (Sweden, Finland)[/QUOTE] NATO does not accept countries with foreign military bases on their territory and countries with territorial disputes. Ukraine had the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol before, now it has territorial disputes over Crimea
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