Quote Originally Posted by zako85
Because, as already previously discussed, this has been Russian land for two centuries, populated by Russians, and home to Russian Black Sea military base? Why fair now? When you divorce with someone, then it's a good time to start splitting up the property.
And if you don't get what you like, then it's okay 22 years later to break into their house and steal?

Quote Originally Posted by zako85
Ukraine just said to Russia, we don't want to have anything with you, so what did you expect Russians to do? Wait until Ukraine becomes NATO members and wait for decades until Crimea is transferred to Russia by "legal means", which of course then could never happen?
What did we expect Russia to do? Um... not invade a another country?