By Michael Snyder: Russia will never, ever give up Crimea without a fight. Anyone that thinks otherwise is just being delusional. The Russian
Black Sea fleet's main base at Sevastopol is far too strategically
important. In addition, ethnic Russians make up approximately 60
percent of the population of Crimea, and most of the population is
rabidly pro-Russian. In fact, many prominent Crimean politicians are
already calling for reunification with Russia. So if you have been
thinking that Russia is just going to fold up shop and go home now that
pro-European protesters have violently seized power in Kiev, you can
quit holding your breath. The truth is that Russia is more than willing
to fight a war over Crimea. And considering the fact that vitally
important pipelines that pump natural gas from Russia to the rest of
Europe go right through Ukraine, it is not likely that Russia will just
willingly hand the rest of Ukraine over to the U.S. and the EU either.
If the U.S. and the EU push too hard in Ukraine, a major regional war
may erupt which could ultimately lead to something much larger.
Russia and Ukraine have very deep historical ties. Most Americans
may not think that Ukraine is very important, but the Russians consider
Ukraine to be of the utmost strategic importance.
As an American, how would you feel if another nation funded and organized the violent overthrow of the democratically-elected Canadian government and replaced it with a government that was virulently anti-American?
As an American, how would you feel if another nation funded and organized the violent overthrow of the democratically-elected Canadian government and replaced it with a government that was virulently anti-American?


