If Mexico went to regain New Mexico at a time of an American political crisis (and in a situation where citizens don't own weapons), would it be "extreme" to have American soldiers stationed to New Mexico be ordered to resist the Mexican soldiers instead of being ordered to not resist being disarmed?
Not only one was "putting missiles" anywhere, rhe Americans even actually destroyed the Ukrainian post-Soviet strategic and cruise missiles (hundreds of them) back in the 1990s, using American money to disarm Ukraine.
Question: Mr President, a clarification if I may. The people who were blocking the Ukrainian Army units in Crimea were wearing uniforms that strongly resembled the Russian Army uniform. Were those Russian soldiers, Russian military?
Vladimir Putin: Why don’t you take a look at the post-Soviet states. There are many uniforms there that are similar. You can go to a store and buy any kind of uniform.
Question: But were they Russian soldiers or not?
Vladimir Putin: Those were local self-defence units.
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Not "disputed", but occupied.
Hey, remember when Putin lied to you about how his soldiers taking over Crimea were not his soldiers at all?
The "faction" back then was not extreme enough to resist the invasion of their country, apparently.
If Mexico went to regain New Mexico at a time of an American political crisis (and in a situation where citizens don't own weapons), would it be "extreme" to have American soldiers stationed to New Mexico be ordered to resist the Mexican soldiers instead of being ordered to not resist being disarmed?
Not only one was "putting missiles" anywhere, rhe Americans even actually destroyed the Ukrainian post-Soviet strategic and cruise missiles (hundreds of them) back in the 1990s, using American money to disarm Ukraine.
The Crimea has been inside Ukrainian international borders ever became there was such a border.
So I'll remind you with the history of denial: https://www.rferl.org/amp/from-not-us-to-why-hide-it-how-russia-denied-its-crimea-invasion-then-admitted-it/29791806.html
If you bothered to click the link instead of writing your stupid response you would see the sources used in the RFE article are such as https://web.archive.org/web/20150416071001/https://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20366
Now go back and click to be refresh your so faulty memory.