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Russia in Crimea

Omega said
This is largely unsubstaniated yet depending on your source hence my previous statements. Stories vary from 1-2 Ukrainians dead with 1-8 injured, 1-2 Russians dead with 1-3 injured, and highly inconclusive numbers on defectorsFor those who may not realize it yet my goal here is to relay information as I find it from various sources. If a source is suspect I may state it here as a claim or not at all depending on severity and if other sources state the same thing. I am avoiding primary US, UK, and Russian sources such a CNN, BBC, or ITAR except for when looking for reasons behind statements rather than the statements themselves.

Hence the question....what's the source for that particular statement?

Russia in Crimea

Omega said
Russia has begun to openly and forcibly seize Crimean military bases, there have been some sources stating shots are fired and claims of at least 2 Ukrainian soldiers dead.Ukraine has asked the UN to declare Crimea a demilitarized zone,Russia has declared they are going to turn back all future OSCE inspectors for the rest of the year.

What's your source for the 2 dead Ukrainian soldiers? BBC reports no shooting in the takeovers.

Russia in Crimea

Jannah said
America should just stay out of this. It's not their fight.

On the other side of the argument, can America afford to stand by and do nothing while Russia carves into Ukraine, which is an ally of the West and a potential EU state? Should America fail to uphold its part of the treaties it signed to defend Ukraine's territorial integrity?

Russia in Crimea

mdk said
There have been reports over the last couple days of Ukranian nationalists (and/or *not* Russian nationalists) leaving Crimea en masse for the north.

Considering how the Russian population is starting to treat the Tartars, I'm not surprised. There's probably a lot of racial tension right now.

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