Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley on Sunday that the debate over the Crimean Peninsula is done and the region is now under Moscows control. The Crimea is dominantly Russian, a referendum was passed. That, I think, has been done, Feinstein said on CNNs State of the Union. Feinsteins acknowledgment clashes sharply with multiple declarations from President Barack Obama and the United Nations that Russias annexation of Crimea constitutes a violation of international law. ..... Feinstein, labeling herself a student ... of Russian history,” said it’s plain to her how essential Crimea is to Russian interests. She mostly dismissed the continued outcries over its annexation as diplomatic posturing. When pressed by Crowley, the California Democrat seemed unwilling to risk raising the stakes in the already testy geopolitical standoff and said she understood - even accepted - Russias move to make Crimea part of the Russian Federation. You get the Crimea thing? Crowley asked. I get the Crimea thing, Feinstein replied. While Feinsteins statements stand in stark contrast to the administrations position, Russian officials continue to paint the Crimea episode as a done deal.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:14:50 +0000
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