I think it is shame that the US and EU, and yes I will put the UK to some extent in that pot believe that they have some sort of right to meddle in other nations affairs. In my humble opinion it has absolutely nothing to do with us at all and is a matter for the Crimean people mainly.

Unfortunately the US have not been happy since the lack of support shown with regards to their intentions in the Syrian crisis which I am glad our government allowed to go to a vote even though the result was not what they wanted as they wanted to support the US. Gladly the people won.

Unfortunately anyone as you say who doesn't tow the US line mainly, as in my humble opinion again the EU are generally just minions to the US, becomes an enemy to be discredited.

I would like to say on behalf of all intelligent, thinking people in the UK, we are not so susceptable to the insidious nature of propaganda these days.