Ok SergeMak - I didn't know any of these things that you wrote about.
But this type of thing has been a problem around Europe, so I thought Crimea would be vulnerable to the same thing, particularly after hearing that Lampada also worried about it.
If the Crimeans already have the situation under control, so much the better!

I feel like a European traitor because I actually think it's allright if Crimea goes to Russia!
The NSA/GCHQ is probably taking note as we speak! "Russia sympathiser...."

So at the very least I can at least worry about the environment, right?

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You are talking about Åland, of course and it's a rightful Russian land, just like Crimea:

Åland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Åland self-defence forces" sounds legit enough for me. "Polite people" incoming soon.
Lol, just kidding.
Gosh, don't even joke about it right now.... Russia's image has never been worse than right now in my entire life. Including the Cold War. The propaganda campaign right now is absolutely overwhelming.

There are some very strong forces in Sweden and Finland that are talking about joining NATO.... This was completely out of the question previously, but every year they win more people over.

If ONE little thing happens on the Baltic Sea, or if there is a serious conflict in Crimea, it could tip the scales. Finland as a NATO member would be really awful for Russia.

You know the Swedish foreign minister who has an obsession with hating Russia? Wikileaks revealed he's spied for CIA in the past. However, he has Swedish media wrapped around his fingers, and he would consider it his biggest victory ever, if he could somehow manage to get Sweden into NATO.

Likewise in Finland, paranoia articles about the Russian military is a whole special niche of journalism....

I had no idea Crimea was such a military strategic prize!

Apparently NATOs wet dream is to have a base there themselves. Go figure! So it drives them crazy that this dream would die, if Crimea becomes Russian again.