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Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) appeared on the Fox Business Networks The Independents on Wednesday night where he was asked for his thoughts about the worsening situation in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. Paul said that the United States and the West have engaged in hypocrisy and alleged that they participated in the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovichs government. He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin has some law on his side in Crimea because Russia held a lease on a naval base in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.
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Paul asserted that contracts, and agreements, and treaties associated with the Sevastopol base provide Putin with the legal basis to militarily occupy the peninsula. He said that Russia could accuse America of occupying Cuba because it, too, holds a lease on the land around the Guantanamo Bay prison.
Its such a façade, he continued.
Host Matt Welch asked if Crimeas snap referendum, scheduled to be held on Sunday, could really be considered legitimate given that it is being orchestrated by an occupational government in the shadow of the Russian government amassing forces on the Ukrainian border.
Yeah, Paul said. I dont think we should do all that threatening. Welch attempted to clarify his question, but Paul went on to say that the Crimean invasion is being used as an excuse to erect interceptor missiles in Russias backyard.
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