In Espreso...
So right now, it looks as though Putin is only present in the Crimea
(which he doesn't fully control). Aksyonov is officially illegitimate
(Ukrainian declaration). Most important: there seems to be very little
support for the invasion on the part of the "Russian=speaking"
Crimeans (never mind the Tatars whose position has always been clear).
What next? Ukrainian media are saying "Putin declares war on Ukraine"
(cf. Pravda), and indeed that seems the implication of the Russian
Parliament's "carte blanche" to him (permissibility to use the armed
forces of Russia throughout Ukraine).
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