• Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    10 months ago

    Russia invaded and took Crimea

    Uhhh no that’s not really how it went down at all lmao

    Russia was leasing the port for their military use, because of this the entire of Crimea was completely and totally managed by Russian forces. There was no invasion, there was no fight, there was no anything. Crimea simply voted to becoming independent, and to join the Russian Federation. This was then accepted by Russia.

    Absolutely no invasion occurred and no fighting occurred. The entire event was nothing but a vote and a declaration. For the average person literally nothing changed from one day to the next.

    • SevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      Weren’t there troops that entered and stuff? Or am I just confusing it with some other event, or was tricked by the MSM? I thought I remember it going down differently, but I was also more of a lib at the time.

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        10 months ago

        No the Russian troops in Crimea were basically administering the whole region as part of the port lease as it was providing their only warm-water port. There was essentially no difference day to day whatsoever. The framing of it as an invasion is madness.

      • Redcuban1959 [any]@hexbear.net
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        10 months ago

        There were already Russian Troops there (Much like how there used to be Russian Troops in the Soviet Base area in Syria). I think they did sent more Russian Troops to help the local Crimean Police and National Guard soldiers organize security against Ukraine or Pro-Ukraine militias.