Comment Re:Russia is invading eastern Ukraine (Score 1) 272
Until someone can prove that the referendum was done under duress, or the vote was rigged, why will no one accept the Crimean's decision?
I would consider my country's government being occupied by foreign military forces a pretty good sign of being "under duress". Also if the occupying force held a referendum where status-quo was not an option, it would be pretty easy to argue that I am being forced to go down one of two paths that I do not want.
Maybe things look different from the perspective of the Crimean populace, and maybe this really is what the overwhelming majority wanted. But from outside it certainly doesn't seem legit.