Hello Alexander,

 AK>>> Every coercion always implies a real punishment for
 AK>>> refusing to follow it. Do you really think that Russian
 AK>>> people in Crimea didn't want to do a pro-Russia choice?

 JD>> I doubt that the actual citizens were forced to vote.  What I
 JD>> am implying is ??that the Russian military "occupation" also
 JD>> voted while pretending to be Ukrainian citizens in Crimea.
 JD>> What about those who did NOT want a pro russian choice?

 ak> You could have imagined a more simple scenario - the Russian KBB agents
 ak> had penetrated the poles in the night and replaced papers. ;-)

 ak> Well, I've always said that people believe in what they want to believe.
 ak> The only way to free yourself from the delusions is to get information
 ak> from the first hands. Probably some western journalists would take some
 ak> courage and come into Crimea to report some real facts.

How about cultural exchanges?  Where groups of people (college
students, for example) can stay for a while and learn what life
is like in that part of the world.  Or musicians, artists, etc.,
giving performances or lectures, thus enabling all to learn from
each other.

Italy is trying to encourage all sanctions be lifted so that
everyone can move forward.  Even Crimea is taking a backseat to
events in eastern Ukraine.  There needs to be stability in all
of Ukraine, as well as Crimea.  Sanctions hinder rather than
help.

--Lee

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