Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Fiona Hill on history of Donbas region in Ukraine | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips" video.

@enterpassword3313 That's not true. You're lying through your teeth about Crimean independence referendums. Independence initially made sensewhen Ukraine wanted to leave the Union but after the Union collapsed Crimea chose to remain in Ukraine. The issue was that the Ukrainian and Crimean constitutions were incompatible. Ukraine did not "take over" in 1995, it just delegitimized the office of the president.
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@enterpassword3313 Crimea had a referendum at gunpoint.
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@pinheadluke3136 Many "who live there" fled. Many "who live there" are no longer among the living. Many "who live there" are Russians who moved in 2014-present and have no historical ties to the region.
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@LeviKerrison They did it as vanity projects. Instead of actually improving the living conditions they wasted resources on heated pools. Fun fact, there was one built near a library and the humidity from the hot water started to ruin the books and they had to complain.
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