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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Protecting them from what... the legal repercussions of treason? They might be ethnic Russian, but they are still Ukrainian by nationality.
Should they (Ukrainians) have to tolerate Russian nationalism within their borders any more than Russia has to tolerate nationalism from minority groups in their borders (and we all know how much that is tolerated)? Or is this a case of 'might makes right"?
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I meant protection on personal level. Particularly from mob disorders and fights that were happening in Crimea after the coup. That post was about whether soldiers themselves should be ashamed and whether soldiers are doing something shameful.
Legal issues will get us nowhere though, it's too complicated, considering that revolutions are not legal however bad the toppled leader was, and considering that Crimeans mostly still support Yanukovich. It could be argued that almost any country was created in illegal way, I mean wasn't USA War for independance illegal from contemprorary British law? Centuries ago Russia grabbed all its lands with military force, which was also "illegal". Things such as most country wanting to get rid of corrupted yet legit president or most of the peninsula wanting to break away from its country are somewhat bigger than laws so to speak, it should be judged on ethnical and moral values rather. Which still makes Russia's actions wrong. I do not support it.