Russia and the West: The Treaty That Never Was

... termed "re-unification or "self-determination." Yet, none of these labels adequately captures what happened in Crimea. There should have been studies, negotiations and agreements, but unfortunately there were not. Had Russia been stronger ... ... former citizens. We are not going to reopen these questions. The West won, and that is all that matters. This is a "might makes right" type of argument, which invites a like response from Russia. Ukraine has the sovereign right to annihilate ...