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TexasTowelie

(112,127 posts) Thu Mar 27, 2014, 03:59 PM Mar 2014

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What the loss of Crimea really means for Ukraine (infographic)

Source: Washington Post

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What the loss of Crimea really means for Ukraine (infographic) (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2014 OP

Ukraine is smaller than I thought. dawg Mar 2014 #1

Believe it or not, it's still the largest country landwise contained solely in Europe. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #2

Not to mention a bridge between Crimea and Russia could effectively cut off Ukraine's okaawhatever Mar 2014 #3

dawg

(10,624 posts)

1. Ukraine is smaller than I thought.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 04:04 PM

Mar 2014

And Crimea is just the distance from Toccoa to Columbia.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,174 posts)

2. Believe it or not, it's still the largest country landwise contained solely in Europe.

Reply to dawg (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 04:05 PM

Mar 2014

At least I believe that's the case.

okaawhatever

(9,461 posts)

3. Not to mention a bridge between Crimea and Russia could effectively cut off Ukraine's

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 04:25 PM

Mar 2014

access to the Sea of Azov and make defending their sea border there difficult.

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