I just wasn’t sure how much, until now. At least Jagger has the presence of mind to keep his mouth shut.
Cue manure spreader jokes.
The manure spreader is a Republican platform in the USA.
Russia’s foreign ministry said: “The Kiev [Kyiv] regime’s reaction towards destruction of civilian infrastructure is a testament to its terrorist nature.”
This is the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia.
Yekaterina II had deported the Ukrainian Zaporog Cossacks from the lower Dnipro to the Kavkaz, leaving the Kuban area with a large Ukrainian minority if not a plurality.
Ukrainian irridentists claimed a lot east of the generally-accepted borders, although I don’t think they claimed a land corridor to Green Ukraine in the Far East.
I was thinking — this decision might be tied to Tuesday’s election results. Had there been the forecasted “red wave” they might have stayed, anticipation a more favorable attitude in Washington.
Others apparently agree:
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1590458468502323200
With longer-range missiles to leapfrog russian naval defense and mobile land-based CIWS, Ukraine would go through Crimea like a cleanse.