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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I admittedly don't know the full history of the what's where's and why's of that situation, but I strongly suspect Russia wasn't really an innocent victim in it...but it doesn't matter, it doesn't give Russia the right to it. There is no legal standing for breaking a "brotherhood". The legitimate response is "to bad, so sad, go away".
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You are right, there's no legal standing for breaking a brotherhood. My point, which I guess I failed to articulate, is that from Ukranian standpoint it doesn't make much sense to die while trying to take back the land that was initially handed to them as a sign of brotherhood with Russians. You could make a case that Ukraine has some legal right to get Crimea, I kinda get that. I don't quite get why die for it though. Unlike Donbass, Kyiv or Kherson, Crimea in no way should be considered as a part of Ukrainian " holy motherland" that should be taken back at all costs. That would be like Germany illegally occupying Kaliningrad and Russians trying to fight it back. I would probably be like "Oh well, it should have been a Germany town all the way, let it go".