Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
It doesn't matter who established the borders. What matters is the international recognition of them. After it had happened the borders drawn by any dictator are as good as those established by democratic negotiations. In case of Crimea, its belonging to Ukraine (to be precise, the sovereignty of Ukraine within its current borders) was promulgated in the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Ukraine and Russia signed in 1997. After this all attempts to weasel out are against the law.
Yes. However when EU & USA showed they didn't feel that international laws and treaties/agreements were binding when their interests demanded, it was an opened door to people like Putin. In doing this, they broke the rules, and Ukraine is paying the price...