What these Saudis would have done for a living.. if they didn't had any oil?

Crimean Tatars are about 10-12% of the population of Crimea, and that would make 0.1-0.2% of the population of Russia.

As per the last census, the ethnic composition of Transnistria is:

Moldvin - 31.94%
Russian - 30.37%
Ukrainian - 28.82%
Bulgar - 2.50%

Russian + Ukrainian + Belorussian (0.69%) is well above 60%. 

From that map it seems that only about 20% of the total area of Crimea is arable. And 375K ha. represents 75% of that.

http://top.rbc.ru/politics/18/03/2014/911682.shtml

Now Transnistria wants to merge with Russia.

The Crimean Tatars enslaved, butchered and destroyed the Russians for almost 400 years, until Russia defeated them in 1783. However, they were allowed to stay in Crimea as Russian citizens. Currently, they comprise 10-12% of the population.

On the other hand, the American Indians warmly welcomed the European migrants in the 16th century when they first arrived at Massachusetts. In return, they were massacred and forcibly assimilated using inhuman means. Until the 1970s Indian children were banned from speaking their native language, which has resulted in the extinction of 99% of the Indian languages.

The Indians also would have been the natural majority of the US, if they were not killed off by the colonists.

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They had no problems with legitimacy in Kosovo, Libya, Iraq.etc

They will probably switch over to Euro or CHF from USD.

And the referendum was certified as legit and devoid of fraud by the international observers.

I hope he dies slowly and painfully.

How effective that will be?

A large part of the Russian gas is delivered via the Nord Stream.

And Romanian population is about 1/8th of that of Russia.

That area is currently under the private ownership of ethnic Ukrainian and Russian farmers. They are not going to give it up. And 375,000 ha. represents almost 15% of the total area of Crimea.

The oblasts of  Donetsk, Kharkov and Lugansk are the most hardcore pro-Russian provinces. It will be interesting to know the situation in Kherson, Odessa.etc.

A total of 82.71% of the registered voters participated in the polls.

Highest polling in Russian dominated raions such as Kerch (94.59%). Very high polling in mixed Russian-Ukrainian areas such as Chornomorske (93.7%).

Moderate polling in Muslim dominated areas such as Kirovske (57.64%) and Bakhchysarai (59.23%).

The referendum will start within a few hours time. Latest opinion polls shows ethnic Russians supporting it by 85%, ethnic Ukrainians by 65% and Muslims by 15% (58%, 25% and 13% respectively of the population).

Just some crazy rumors... 17 tons of gold without any armed escort? Impossible.

The crew totaled 12 people. Even if one or two of them were actually terrorists, the others would have been able to outmaneuver them. 

So Hitler is the good guy now? And FYI, Stalin was Georgian.