Emelie Rose Baerge ... Russian President Vladimir Putin just dropped the biggest, scariest dogwhistle of the Ukraine crisis: Novorossiya. The word literally means new Russia — it was an old, imperial-era term for southern Ukraine, when it was part of the Russian Empire, and is now a term used by Russia ultra-nationalists who want to re-conquer the area. > Putin has used the word twice during the crisis. First, he used it in April, about a month after Russia had invaded and annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea, subtly suggesting that the annexation was justified because Crimea was in Novorossiya and thus inherently part of Russia. > He used it again on Thursday, in an official presidential statement addressed to the eastern Ukrainian rebels that have seized parts of the country — and whom he addressed as the militia of Novorossiya. ... And to think there are Republicans that wish Putin were our President. Morons. FrMichael Lyles--- Putin will do ANYTHING to get those seaports. He has a deal with China to deliver natural gas worth billions.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 02:41:28 +0000
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