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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by smegger001 on Monday April 03, 2023 @09:25PM (#35433770)
home here being Russia not mearly Ukrainian land the Russians have been illegally occupying for a bit longer.
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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by foverzar on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:08AM (#35434935)
Yeah, let our imagination run wild and suppose this happens.

How would you deal with the Crimeans who got overly cozy showered with Russian Oil/Gas money?

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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by actionfromafar on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:50AM (#35440560)
They would end up in court, but more likely they will flee while the bridge to Russia still stands.
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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by foverzar on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:20PM (#35442059)
Do you actually plan to court martial sizable fractions of population?

I'm just curious why do you suppose that there would be no friction or resistance.

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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by actionfromafar on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:37PM (#35442312)
+1 for your question.

Maybe I misunderstood who you meant. I was thinking about business leaders striking lucrative deals, mayors appointed by the Russian administration, and so on.

I think there will probably be some resistance, but once the Russian troops leave Crimea, I can't see a popular uprising against the Ukraine as a state or something like that. Time will tell. I don't think Russia can hold Crimea in the long run. I'm not qualified to even guess, but when did that stop anybody?! :-D

I think it's likely Kiev will control Crimea within 24 months.

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