Russian officials have reported the arrests of four members of Ukraine’s Right Sector, a neo-Nazi styled ultranationalist organization, on suspicion of arson attacks and plotting bombings in the Crimean Peninsula.
Russia annexed Crimea in March, after the peninsula held a referendum splitting itself from Ukraine and asking for accession into the Russian Federation. Ukraine has not recognized the move.
The Right Sector denied any involvement in any bomb plots, saying they “never will plan terrorist acts,” and claiming the entire plot was made up by the Russian government.
This stance appears starkly different to their stance in early March, in which Right Sector leaders were openly calling for the central government to recruit terrorists to attack Russia, dubbing the Crimea dispute a “unique chance” for such attacks.
Ukrainian attacks on Crimea are improbable. Getting rid of the indegenous Russians in Crimea is a actually a blessing for Ukraine. For geographical reasions, Crimea is entirely dependent on rail transport from Ukraine and a proposed road-rail bridge over the Kerch Strait would change very little. By grabbing Crimea, Putin has in fact allowed the Ukrainians to grab him by the throat. They can bargain support for Crimea against discounts for gas. In addition, Crimea is an economic white elephant which will cost Russia a fortune which it can ill afford and which will cause resentment among Russians who don't understand why money should be spent pandering to Putin's vanity instead of improving their fairly miserable lifestyle..
So neocons are still sore that they didn't get that naval base at Sevastopol? $5 Billion the US/Pentagon spent to get it, and Russia still held onto the main strategic post in the Black Sea.
We understand that getting rid of indeginous Russian in Crimea is a blessing for the Kiev government, but getting rid of them is the question, can Kiev do that is the question, do they have the balls starting such process is the question, right now as I see it, it won't take more then a month before these idiots and their allied fascist pick their ready packed suitcases with stolen Ukrainian people's money and head for either Germany, USA or Sweden asking for political asylum.
Many years ago Russia already planned the construction of road to Crimea.The main problem of Crimea is the supply of driking water.The right sector regularly is declaring that they will make terrorists attacks in Russia.It is not always well prepared : remeber two guys send in the beginning of Slaviansk desorder.One was shot,the other catched.The catched one said that he did not know "that is a real war here".
I hope the US and Israel realize that an attack on Iran will probably make it possible that Russia will get its Warm water Indian ocean base, especially if there is an attack on a nuclear facility requiring materiel cleanup!