I just wasn’t sure how much, until now. At least Jagger has the presence of mind to keep his mouth shut.
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Cue manure spreader jokes.
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The manure spreader is a Republican platform in the USA.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Others apparently agree:
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With longer-range missiles to leapfrog russian naval defense and mobile land-based CIWS, Ukraine would go through Crimea like a cleanse.