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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Russia can't walk away with any stolen land from this, the breakaway parts in the east were completely astroturfed by Russia. Crimea is part of Ukraine, it was stolen in 2014 after Putin's stooge was overthrown in Ukraine. All must return as an absolute minimum.
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Almost 70% of the people in Crimea consider themselves Russian (and only about 15% Ukranian). I get the arguments for wanting it back (and there is certainly a strong argument just to punish Putin or deter future incursions)... but with those types of demographics, it will most certainly remain a point of contention in the future if left in Ukrainian hands. If the West or Ukraine is willing to deal with the future strife, then fine, but if not, it may be in the best interests of everyone to now leave it as is. It's probably partly why the world didn't make as much of a fuss as it could have in regards to the annexation in the first place.