Quote: (03-07-2014 09:48 PM)Sweet Pea Wrote:
Quote: (03-07-2014 05:55 PM)Sonsowey Wrote:
Are there actually Russian troops occupying Crimea? I have heard it claimed that these are Ukranians who are opposed to the new government.
In all likelihood they are Russian. At least, that's what my gut tells me. Some western news outlets claim they have Russian weapons and uniforms, but I don't know if that's exactly true or not. It is hard to believe anything.
Weapons, uniforms, and license plates of the vehicles are Russian. I'm very confident they're Russian troops following Kremlin orders.
IMO, the lack of insignia and any form of confirmation is some kind of legal trick to avoid it being considered an act of aggression/war. It's classic Russian-style manoeuvring. If there is ever a loophole in the law, Russians will find it. It's just what they do.