Ever Given blockades Russian Navy from the US Navy
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I don't think you understand the word annexed. The people of Crimea voted to join Russia. Twice. That is democracy in action - not Russia behaving in an imperialist manner, as you allege. The people of Eastern Ukraine (Donbass etc.) wanted the same thing because they perceived corruption and election tampering in Western Ukraine. (Segue Hunter Biden's laptop). They voted to join Russia, only they were bombed for 'disobedient' democratic action, by the greedy Soros backed criminals in Kiev. One could say that Soros/US-backed war was a form of genocide, as the people in Donbass mainly speak Russian, not Ukrainian. The real enemies here are the oligarchs who are struggling to gain so much power that every nation on earth loses its sovereignty.
Russia may not be our 'friend', but that may simply because we speak different languages. Most of the anti-Russia sentiment is based on lies propagated by the DS. Look at it from another perspective: Russia has returned to orthodox Christianity after the Cold War ended. They reward large families and stand up for the little guys (Crimea). That sort of behaviour is frowned upon by atheists.
Just to clarify: Are you an atheist? Do you support bombing people? If you wanted to secede from an evil, corrupt empire would you vote to do so?
I am extremely well versed in the events in Ukraine, it was a bit of an obsession of mine while it was going on. I think it very much is an annexation because of the 'little green men' invasion of Ukraine to occupy this territory. And yes by all measures it was then Ukraine - even by treaty with Russia - so hostile troops coming in to take territory that had been filled with Russians is an annexation in my mind and is, regardless of terminology, an illegal means of acquiring territory. Let me ask you this - if enough latinos populate Texas is it rightful for Mexico to invade it, occupy it and then hold an election to transfer it into Mexican control? Of course not.
But Crimea is not the only invasion/annexation and all of the others involved zero vote as to the occupieds' will to join Russia. Parts of Moldova, Georgia, Chechnya and, yes, Ukraine. The territorial expansion of Russia is not limited to Crimea and extends to areas without significant Russian population. Belarus will probably eventually be annexed by Putin and Putin has made countless threats against the Baltic nations who would be defenseless without NATO. Then there are all the territorial dispute nonsense going on right now with many other nations and their militarization and expansionism in the Arctic.
None of this means I hate Russia or dislike Russians. I don't view the Russian government as an enemy either. But trusting them is absurdly foolish as they constantly betray the trust of their own neighbors in the worst ways possible. The Russian Empire, Soviet Union and Russian Federation are just slightly different flavors of the exact same Russian imperialism.
Really they voted to rejoin russia.