Putin: “We decided to hold a referendum in Crimea so as not to repeat the tragic situation in Donbass there.”
Let me remind you.
- At the time of the referendum, there was no “tragic situation” in the Donbass.
- The decision of one country to hold a referendum on the territory of another is illegal.
Holding a referendum on another country’s sovereign land is illegal. As Putin did with Crimea. After he had special forces and intelligence personnel non-inclusively, infiltrate and manipulate the populace. Following this irrational pattern of thought means that Japan has the right to hold a referendum in the Kuriles, and Germany in Kaliningrad.
Had to add the following:
As for the “repetition of the situation in the Donbass,” Putler let it slip.
Because, although in reality there was no war in the Donbass in March 2014, it was already in the Putin’s plans.
Just like Ukraine…