Crimea is critical for Russia's control of the Black Sea, and as such an essential part of the defense of their nation. There was NO way Putin would ever let it become NATO territory, and they knew that. The coup was always intended as a direct provocation.
Crimea is critical for Russia's control of the Black Sea, and as such an essential part of the defense of their nation. There was NO way Putin would ever let it become NATO territory, and they knew that. The coup was always intended as a direct provocation.