Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "What Russia And Putin Actually Want With Ukraine" video.

Crimea was actually one of the few places in Ukraine that did want to be a part of Russia, though- they held their own referendum (no "little green men") in 1994, with a ballot option to keep the status quo (one of the criticisms leveled against the 2014 "referendum")-- a majority of people wanted independence from Ukraine, and a supermajority wanted at least a dual citizenship program. The vote was deemed illegal by the Ukrainian Parliament.
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This depends on where you go, though. My friends from Lviv have a different opinion, but yes, many in the east are pro-Russian
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@solid7468 Yes, this is true. Though it may be hard to say whether they learned at home, since most speakers would have actually spoken it in the home (but, there exclusively). There is even a phenomenon in post-colonial countries called домашня мова (home language) where, even after independence, the people all use the colonial language in public. Ironically, the 2014 intervention was what likely kicked off Ukraine's modern nationhood (since, unpopular opinion, the idea of a Ukrainian nation was not finalized until after the Revolution- the Ukrainian Tsarist elites still considered themselves 'Little Russians'). This is why many are just now learning it in school, because the language that formed in the western part was never allowed to be recognized. But many on the farms would have used it as the домашня мова. But the cities were Russian, hence the need to teach Ukrainian in official capacity now.
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Liana Gheorma What do you mean? I've met several people from Crimea, a few of them ethnically Ukrainian, who support the 'occupation' as they jokingly call it. Plenty of people in far-right groups support Russia (its traditional social policies, at least). This is true in Hungary, Poland, and even Romania. And of course Serbia supports Russia.
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@grigorecosmin 1) everyone I've spoken to from there still supports it 2) It only regrets is because the West is going its damndest to artificially change their opinion. In a normal world, Crimea doesn't magically lose its water supply when it become a part of Russia- that is an active effort by Ukraine to make people want to come back- not because being in Ukraine is any better, but because they are withholding water supply. Also... be aware that the Dnieper originates in Russia, crosses through Belarus, and into Ukraine. There is always the chance that Belarus dams up the Dnieper and dries up the entire Ukraine. Then maybe they will think twice about the Crimean dam.
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@grigorecosmin Again, you seem to miss the bigger picture. Its status as a resort had continued even into Ukrainian governance- same with much of southern Russia, for domestic tourists. Of course most prefer to travel to Spain now, but tourism has always been a sector of its economy. The fact that Crimea has fewer tourists right now has nothing to do with real demand. It's all geopolitical- people have not stopped going because Crimea is less sunny, or because there are fewer beaches. They stopped coming because of politics. Basically, it's like taking someone withholding food to an animal that you've taken, and saying "see? this animal is starving under your care, that's why you should give it back!" This analogy holds true for the current water crisis as well. The reasons for Crimea's troubles are (partially) externally imposed, treating them like some self-evident sign that it shouldn't be Russian is just wishful ignorance.
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