alexander koryagin wrote to Robert Bashe on Wednesday June 07 2017 at 23:12:

ak> Putin did nothing to capture Crimea -- Crimea actually suddenly falls
ak> on his head. However Putin prevented bloodshed on the peninsular,
ak> according Dombass scenario.

I can well remember how soldiers - without markings - suddenly appeared in
Crimea, some of them even unarmed. The Kremlin claimed to know nothing about
that. Later, there were mnore soldiers, this time armed, and in the end it
turned out they were Russian soldiers, securing the airport and roads.

Then Russia held a "referendum", with the Russians stationed in Crimea
doubtless eligible to vote. Big surprise: the Russians won.

Then "help convois" were sent to eastern Ukraine by the Kremlin. Naturally no
inspection of the contents. And suddenly there was an uprising. A civilian jet
was shot down - but "naturally" by the Ukranians...at first the Kremlin claimed
no involvement whatever, but then admitted the weaponry used was theirs, but
used by the Ukranians. Unfortunately, it turned out that the weaponry was not
simple to use, and the Ukranians were not trained in it's use.

Don't tell me the Kremlin had nothing to so with that, or with the fighting in
eastern Ukraine. It just won't wash.

Cheers, Bob

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