Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine

[RickyR]

From some of the reports it seems that many of the people in Crimea want to become part of Russia, or have I misunderstood that part?

[Terpe]

From some of the reports it seems that many of the people in Crimea want to become part of Russia, or have I misunderstood that part?

Most of them are actually Russian and speak only Russian.......I can't see Russia letting go of Crimea at all. It's now de facto under Russian armed control anyway.
The trick is going to be what to do about the Eastern area of Ukraine which is virtually the same as Crimea.....especially in a city like Donetsk where emotions are running high.

There's a lot of history involved...