Right, but the same can be said of any violation of law: somebody got away with it, at least, for the time being, because he could do so with raw force.
Might Makes Right, always has, always will.
Precisely ....and Putin being the good KGB commie he is he will not stop. he NEEDS to have the Soviet Union (formerly known as Russia) to come back together
...” he could do so with raw force”.....
What raw force? His military was already there...and under perfectly legal agreements could have 25,000 troops in Ukraine at any time of his choosing....the people voted....chose to go with Russia...the Ukraine Military left their bases and the Russian authorities took over....all without force.
So what raw force are you referring to?
Further Busloads of Crimea citizens recently returned from Russia where they were of course wined and dined and honored at the Kremlin.....since when do you overtake a nation forced upon and then take them to dinner?
Natural the world now wonders if they might loose those who would want to join another nation....and here we are....things have certainly changed....and so has the entire dynamics of the European World Order.