[annalex]

Yes. If Putin has the wisdom to (1) stop his military with the Crimea, (2) negotiate over Crimea with Ukraine at the same time providing guarantees of no further expansion, and (3) keep his military from ugly excesses,-- everyone wins.

Also provided a clean plebiscite shows the Crimea really wants separation from the Ukraine, and then Putin takes what they want. They may want sovereignty, not autonomy in RF.

But this scenario was more likely to succeed before that idiot staged his invasion. Now no one would consider any plebiscite in Crimea clean as it will by under the barrels of Putin's machine guns.

So I think Germany will huff and puff and figure that they cannot deal with Putin within a few months. Sanctions is not an attractive option for them, but it is better than appeasement.

[mac_truck]

Now no one would consider any plebiscite in Crimea clean as it will by under the barrels of Putin's machine guns.

Wrong again, but its nice to see you Maidan fan-bois finally waking up to the value of adhering to the democratic process as opposed to mob rule.