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Originally Posted by Osem
It's not only that. By the time Nato or the EU have thrashed out something by way of a response, Putin's agents and footsoldiers are on the ground putting into practice the old expression that possession is nine tenths of the law. I don't see how we can realistically combat Putin's methodology as imposing meaningful sanctions on Russia could just make matters worse.
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We can't take back Crimea. Although I think Russia pretty much rigged the referendum as opponents would have been intimidated by the militia and Russians troops if they haven't left Crimea altogether already it is probably the case that the majority wish to be Russian and Ukrainian forces would meet serious resistance if they tried to retake it. Crimea is gone.
What we do need to do is send a forceful message that there are consequences to what Russia has done and they need to be serious enough so that Putin meets significant resistance within Russia should we be foolhardy enough to proceed with his new Russian union further.