Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual New Year’s
Eve address to the nation to claim that the March annexation of Ukraine’s
Crimea region was, “the most important milestone in the country’s history.”
Apparently,
he doesn’t recall World War II. Ever been to, say, Stalingrad (Volgograd) Mr.
President? Staving off becoming a part of the Third Reich and subsequently
winning the war can’t compare to your
annexation of Crimea? Well, that should make the Ukrainians feel better,
anyway! Clearly, he has no intention of giving the Crimean peninsula back
unless he’s forced to. And he doesn’t appear worried about that prospect. Nor should he be.
He also
touted love for the Motherland and stated, “It manifested to the full extent in
the brotherly support of Crimea and
Sevastopol residents, when they firmly decided to return home.” Putin
should consider a second career in stand-up comedy, or perhaps contemplate
writing children’s fairy-tales.
“The
brotherly support of Crimea and Sevastopol residents, when they firmly decided
to return home?” Did Putin’s military
kill and wound Ukrainian soldiers because they were offering their brotherly
support? It was President Putin who ‘firmly decided to return Crimean residents
home’ by "annexing" them and massing Russian troops on- and over- the Ukrainian border. How many Ukrainians have
been killed by the Russians own ‘brotherly support’ since clashes started
months ago? They were certainly returned home. To their maker.
I suppose South Korea has
historically been experiencing the ‘brotherly support’ of North Korea, too, Mr. Putin?
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