Thank you to Forbes et all for catching this one quickly.
I'll allow myself to remain in my heated, biased state (that I otherwise try to avoid on this blog) on this issue, as I continue to believe the risk to peace in Europe is high.
Russia's official results on the Crimean election:
I'll allow myself to remain in my heated, biased state (that I otherwise try to avoid on this blog) on this issue, as I continue to believe the risk to peace in Europe is high.
Russia's official results on the Crimean election:
- 97% in favor of annexation
- 82% turnout
What the Human Rights Council (of Russia) accidentally posted:
- 50% in favor of annexation
- 30% turnout
Russia couldn't even get 50% of folks to vote for annexation when it had guns pointed at them.
The weird thing about diplomacy: everyone paying attention knew it was a sham, but the sham election grants some strange, thin, but real veneer of legitimacy. Now that it's gone, something could change--if the EU and US have the spine to do something about it.
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