Understand conflict in Crimea
10
Mar
First there historical background , a strong conflict that 
occurred between the years 1853 to 1857 , just had the name of the Crimean War , and had a hand in Russia itself (it was not Soviet ) on one side and gold the UK France, the Kingdom of Sardinia ( piece of Italy today ) and the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey).
The motivation was allegedly Christian since Tsar Nicholas I invoked the right to protect the holy places of Jerusalem , but actually wanted to extend influence over the Balkans .
For this reason the Tatar minority (300,000 , about 10 % of Crimea) asks Turkey to intervene against the annexation to Russia , which always suffered reprisals , but the majority of the population in the Crimea is Russian , about 58.3 % against a minority 13.3% of Ukrainians.
A minority Belarusians , Jews and Armenians, who together are about 2%, day 16 there will be a referendum , but the Russian presence in the region is already overt , although there is a small military force Crimea , as it is an independent state of Ukraine.
On the internet there is a declared war, the security forces of the Army of Ukraine accused Russia of cell phones in the country, since the Ukrainian hackers, meanwhile , said they “vandalized” the site of an international Russian TV station .
The European Union and the United States argue that along with Ukraine, the Crimea become part of the European Union.
