Comments by "turquoisestones" (@turquisestones) on "Times Now World" channel.

  1. Take note of the phrases you quoted from the law: “People are still free to speak Russian IN PRIVATE... and even IN SOME PUBLIC CONTEXTS,” and “Russian-language media, books, and cultural content are allowed, THOUGH SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS…” These already amount to a violation of the human rights of Russian speakers living in Ukraine. However, the treatment of the Russian language in Ukraine is not the primary justification Russia gives for its actions in this conflict. The main justification, of course, was the unconstitutional change of power in Kyiv in February 2014. After that event, no region of Ukraine was legally bound to remain under the authority of the new and unlawful government in Kyiv. This, on the one hand, gave Crimea and Donbas the right to declare independence from Kyiv, and on the other hand, gave Russia grounds to recognize them as separate political entities and to protect them.
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