Trump Dismantling US Response To Russian Annexation Of Crimea

Rachel Maddow looks at the four columns of the U.S. response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, sanctions, removal from the G8, military aid to Ukraine, and support to NATO, and notes that the Trump administration has worked to remove all four, most recently by seeking to take money from the European Deterrence Initiative to pay for Trump's border wall.

Hey Steve, what do you think about this report?

We thank the President for these actions. Ukraine and Crimea are none of our business.

So, you approve of what The Russian’s “PUTIN” have done in Ukraine and Crimea?

Do yo think my approval is required Ron? I said, it's none of our business.

I understand clearly what you said Steve. Do you believe of what The Russian’s “PUTIN” have done in Ukraine and Crimea was correct?

Crimea voted to join Russia. That's how self governance works Ron and I approve of self governance.

You know Steve, in 2014, Putin choose to take military action by invading and seizing a big portion of The Ukraine which included Crimea. I believe this kind of military action, of type of magnitude, taking over country by military force since WORLD WAR II.

YOUR WORDS: Crimea voted to join Russia.

MY QUESTION: Was that vote taken before or after Putin invaded of Crimea and took it over by setting up a puppet goverment Steve?

I read the Wikipedia article Ron. It's pretty clear Crimea led the effort.

Led the effort. Steve, I asked you a QUESTION: Was that vote taken before or after Putin invaded of Crimea and took it over by setting up a puppet goverment Steve?

Read the Wikipedia article and you'll find out Ron.

I am asking YOU Steve, it was you who brought this, to the conversation:

Crimea voted to join Russia. That's how self governance works Ron and I approve of self governance.

Tuesday, September 10th 2019 at 2:53PM
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MY REPLY: Was that vote taken before or after Putin invaded of Crimea and took it over by setting up a puppet goverment Steve?

Now that was a very simple question Steve!!!

The Crimean Peninsula was annexed by the Russian Federation in February–March 2014 and since then has been administered as two Russian federal subjects—the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol.[38] The annexation from Ukraine followed a Russian military intervention in Crimea that took place in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and was part of wider unrest across southern and eastern Ukraine.[39][40]

On 22–23 February 2014, Russian president Vladimir Putin convened an all-night meeting with security service chiefs to discuss the extrication of the deposed Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych. At the end of the meeting Putin remarked that "we must start working on returning Crimea to Russia".[4] On 23 February, pro-Russian demonstrations were held in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. On 27 February, masked Russian troops without insignia[7] took over the Supreme Council (parliament) of Crimea,[41][42] and captured strategic sites across Crimea, which led to the installation of the pro-Russian Aksyonov government in Crimea, the conducting of the Crimean status referendum and the declaration of Crimea's independence on 16 March 2014.[43][44] Russia formally incorporated Crimea as two federal subjects of the Russian Federation with effect from 18 March 2014.[45]

Now break that down for me, do you actually believe that you answer my question, use your own words Steve:

Crimea voted to join Russia. That's how self governance works Ron and I approve of self governance.

Tuesday, September 10th 2019 at 2:53PM
Steve Williams | delete | block member

MY REPLY: Was that vote taken before or after Putin invaded of Crimea and took it over by setting up a puppet government Steve?

Putin didn't set up a puppet government Ron.

Now break that down for me, do you actually believe that you answer my question, use your own words Steve:

Crimea voted to join Russia. That's how self governance works Ron and I approve of self governance.

Tuesday, September 10th 2019 at 2:53PM
Steve Williams | delete | block member

MY REPLY: Was that vote taken before or after Putin invaded of Crimea and took it over by setting up a puppet government Steve?

Now, you are protecting Putin! Steve, are you Russian?