i’m sorry if this makes some users here feel old lol but i was a preteen and apolitical obviously when this happened so i genuinely know nothing about this situation. does it have anything to do with nato? i’m just curious to get a marxist analysis of this situation

  • Dimmer06 [he/him,comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    I feel like it can't be stressed enough that the people of Crimea did not want to be a part of Ukraine after Euromaidan. Idk how bullshit that referendum was but I think joining Russia would have still been the most likely outcome even under a free election.

    • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Idk how bullshit that referendum was

      western polling doesn't contradict it and they would absolutely do so if it was even remotely possible.

    • ElGosso [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I mean it was done under Russian military occupation so :shrug-outta-hecks: kinda sketch

      • ToxicDivinity [comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        Everything is done under military occupation if you're not on the side of the ruling power

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Yeah but it was under Russian military occupation because most of the people in Crimea either were Russian Navy, being part of the Black Sea Fleet operating out of Sevastopol, or worked for the Black Sea Fleet in some capacity. The Russian military didn't have to invade Crimea, they were already there as one of the main economic and social institutions of the region.