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minus-squareroastpotatothief@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·3 years agoFinland doesn’t have a majority of ethnic Russians though. It wouldn’t make as much sense to make it part of Russia. Russia’s actions in the Ukraine are (in a way) democratic.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 years agoIn the way that the people of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk want to be independent from Ukraine.
minus-squareNinmilinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoEven if this is true, it does seem to me like any democratic process was skipped entirely.
Finland doesn’t have a majority of ethnic Russians though. It wouldn’t make as much sense to make it part of Russia. Russia’s actions in the Ukraine are (in a way) democratic.
In what way?
In the way that the people of Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk want to be independent from Ukraine.
Even if this is true, it does seem to me like any democratic process was skipped entirely.