[LIVE CHAT] Russia Annexes Crimea

Putin signs a decree on "Recognition of the Republic of #Crimea", which recognizes it as an independent state voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03...

Putin signs decree on 'Recognition of Crimea'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to recognize Ukraine's breakaway region of Crimea as an independent state, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. Russia also said that it reco

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Crowd Doc

will the West recognize it ?

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Kayla Matthew

Nope! They've already started adding more sanctions as well. http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/obama-won-t-recognise-crimean-referendum-says-white-house-114031700621_1.html

Obama won't recognise Crimean referendum, says White House
96.77% of voters supported breaking off with Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation

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Kayla Matthew

but 96.77% is a HUGE percentage if thats accurate, thats for sure

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adm links9

Why Russia (Putin) Doesn't Fear the West www.politico.com/magazine/stor... // Insightful take by Ben Judah tying EU corruption & US inaction to #Crimea

Why Russia No Longer Fears the West
The West is blinking in disbelief – Vladimir Putin just invaded Ukraine. German diplomats, French Eurocrats and American pundits are all stunned. Why has Russia chosen to gamble its trillion-dollar ties with the West? Western leaders are stunned beca...

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Kelsey Mulcahy

love the perspective but hate that its true "Brussels today, Russia believes, talks about human rights but no longer believes in it. Europe is really run by an elite with the morality...make money at all costs and move it offshore."

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Tim Mulcahy This is not simply a Europe thing....Capitalism sparks those who's game is that of winning at all costs. "I win and you lose" whether it is social or economic. Russia is just not as good in masking its demands.

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CrowdChat

there is no way russia will fear western sanctions bc they are too intertwined with western businesses- and with big $$

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İlgar Gurbanov

Why #Russia No Longer Fears the #West #US #Putin #Obama #Europe #EU #Crimea #Ukraine

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Bilal Eksili

Why Russia No Longer Fears the West @UN @StateDept @WhiteHouse #CentralAsia #Ukraine #Putin #Obama @VP #EU #Congress

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EUCE Alberta6

Remarks by #EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on #Ukraine www.eeas.europa.eu/statements/...

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Mandz_Orp

The EU is hypocritical, no sanctions or asset freezes or visa bans when the Bahraini authorities killed over 120 and injured thousands, in fcat the EU said they were right to restore law and order. Hypocrites.

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Kelsey Mulcahy i thought that the EU did freeze the assets of the Bahraini authorities- or was it only temporary?

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Mandz_Orp

@Kelsey Mulcahy Not that I am aware of, I do know that they said "one should understand the authorities were right to restore calm and order and that's what they've done", over 120 dead and thousands injured....as I said, hypocrites.

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Kelsey Mulcahy true. i actually think only the hungarian pm wanted sanctions. definitely double standard there

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John Furrier

politics never works the crowd has a voice - new thought leaders will come from the crowd not traditional media

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Mandz_Orp

@kelsey_mulcahy Yanukovich is the democratically elected President of Ukraine. Elections exist for people to express their will, the Ukrainian people did, they rejected the pro-EU Tymoshenko, they elected the pro-Russian Yanukovich. Free and fair election.

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Rep. Bradley Byrne4

The President must stop dithering and take decisive action to protect our interests in #Ukraine. byrne.house.gov/media-center/p... #al01

Byrne Statement on Ukraine | Representative Bradley Byrne
Washington, DC – March 3, 2014 – Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-1) released the following statement on the situation in Ukraine.

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CrowdChat

not sure I would say caution in going to war means "the President has projected weakness and timidity by dithering away". id say thats a hasty statement...

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peanut gallery4

Protests outside Russian embassies in Germany, Latvia and the United States: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtvLKl... via @youtube #Putin #Ukraine #Crimea

Protests outside Russian embassies in Germany, Latvia and the United States
In Kiev, Germany, Latvia and the United States, protesters condemn Russia's move to send troops to Ukraine, but a pro-Putin march in Moscow supports the deci...

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Crowd Captain

thanks for sharing that video

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Konrad Putzier4

The markets are punishing Russia more swiftly than diplomats ever could qz.com/183182/the-markets-are-... via @qz #Ukraine

The markets are punishing Russia more swiftly than diplomats ever could
Strongly worded statements, threats of travel restrictions, and summit no-shows. So far, these are the relatively mild diplomatic implications for Russia of its incursion into Ukraine, as few in the West can stomach an open military confrontation wit...

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Poola Suursaatkond

Read how markets are punishing #Russia over action in #Ukraine - by QUARTZ, @jkaraian twitter.com/PLinEstonia/status...

Twitter / PLinEstonia: Read how markets are punishing ...
Read how markets are punishing #Russia over action in #Ukraine - by QUARTZ, @jkaraian qz.com/183182/the-markets-are-... … pic.twitter.com/weyB97CzPN

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Ben Tremblay4

BBC's Europe site has been spawning live coverage pages from time to time:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe/

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Crowd Doc

Folks are now skeptical of western media (sadly)

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Ben Tremblay Nothing wrong with skeptical; lots of good reasons for that.
But here's more the problem: "Millions of Ukrainians are rising up waving Russian flags!! Stop watching your gay newsmedia America!"

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Tom Hansen3

Economic sanctions, appeasement, invasion-does this sound familiar to anyone? #Crimea #Fascism www.theinternational.org/artic... twitter.com/hansen_thomas/stat...

Twitter / hansen_thomas: Economic sanctions, appeasement, ...
Economic sanctions, appeasement, invasion-does this sound familiar to anyone? #Crimea #Fascism http://bit.ly/1hJq5u3 pic.twitter.com/3CJvEIctNP

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Kelsey Mulcahy

yes, hauntingly familiar

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Kelsey Mulcahy3

breaking news this morning! #Crimea http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/world/europe/crimea-ukraine-secession-vote-referendum.html?_r=0

Crimea Votes to Secede From Ukraine as Russian Troops Keep Watch
An overwhelming majority voted on Sunday to leave Ukraine in a referendum that Western leaders have declared illegal and vowed to punish with sanctions.

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Andrij Krochak3

Truckloads of Russian troops arrive in #Crimea by ferry: #Ukraine www.reuters.com/article/2014/0...

Truckloads of Russian troops arrive in Crimea by ferry: Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) - Russian forces began moving troops into Ukraine's Crimea region by ferry on Monday after seizing control of the border post on the Ukrainian side of the waterway, Ukraine's border guards

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