murchr wrote:
What has Russia done really? 97% of Crimeans wanted to go back home and Russia welcomed them with open arms so what is the issue? Kosovo in the 90s wanted to break out of Russia and no one placed sanctions rather the world welcomed them. So my informed Kenyans please explain to me like a 2 year old WHAT wrong you keep placing on Russia. Infact Russia is very good. Ukraine is in debt and loosing Crimea is a favor. Did you know that Ukraine was part of USSR even them, they broke off without coercion. So those who think am a sore loser because of G7 really can countries such as Italy boast of anything?
Am a proud student of the late Prof Katama Mkangi. Seems they dont make such profs anymore. We're really lacking in geopolitics
1. If you think 97% of Crimeans wanted to go back to Russia then you will believe anything. Ethnic Russians are only 60% of Crimeans. The other minorities do not want to go back o Russia because Russia has historically treated them poorly: ethnic cleansing, massacres, atrocities etc. But they did not vote in the sham referendum because theere was no option in the ballot for Crimea to stay in Ukraine. The options in the ballot were both set up for Putin to win. Like tossing a coin with two heads.
2. The reason Russians are 60% of Crimea is because of expulsions, massacres and ethnic cleansing carried out against Tartars in the 1940s
3. Ukraine has invested in building Crimea for the past 50 years. Should they just lose it ?
How do you fee about the
Pwani sio Kenya movement ? Should we also have a referendum for Coasterians to decide if they want to leave Kenya ?
I wonder if you and others were on Wazua championing the cause of the Pwani sio Kenya movement.
Kosovo is different because the Serbs were committing atrocities against Kosovars. There is no way those two would have lived in peace.
In 2014, it has been Putin fomenting divisions between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. Up until a a year ago, they got along well. A poll conducted in 2011 suggested that most ethnic Russians wanted to stay in Ukraine.
Then Putin started his propaganda and now Russians hate Ukrainians. Similar to how Kenyan politicians turn Kenyans against each other.