by Eric Zuesse for The Saker Blog
Whereas the U.S. regime and its allies demand that Crimea be returned to being ruled by the Ukrainian Government, as it had been during 1954-2014 (but Russian at all other times), all polls, ever since at least 2013 (when the U.S. Government started polling this) have shown that approximately 90% of Crimeans want to be ruled instead by Russia’s Government, and the latest of these polls was issued on March 14th.
Here is the opening of the Tass report on this poll:
Overwhelming majority of Crimeans would again vote to reunite with Russia, says poll
According to the poll, Crimea’s confidence in President Vladimir Putin’s is higher than in the rest of Russia, viewed positively by 90% of the respondents
SIMFEROPOL, Th. 14 March 2019 /TASS/. Crimea remains positive about the peninsula’s reunification with Russia and if the referendum was held today, 89% of Crimeans would support joining Russia, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center announced in Simferopol the results of a poll on Thursday.
“The attitude towards Crimea’s reunification with Russia remains decisively positive. Eighty-nine percent would cast their votes to reunite with Russia if a referendum were held next Sunday, and 93% view the reunification in a positive light. The level of negative attitudes and support for an Autonomous Republic of Crimea as part of Ukraine are minimal (3% each), the data says. The survey also noted that across Russia, 85% of respondents support the reunification. …
Here were the prior polling results:
U.S. National Public Radio Propagandizes Against Putin, For Regime-Change In Russia
By Eric Zuesse, 27 December 2014
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(1) The March 16th, 2014, referendum of the voters in Crimea, produced a 96% vote to secede.
(2) Gallup polled 500 Crimeans during May 16-30 in 2013, and found that only 15% considered themselves “Ukrainian.” 24% considered themselves “Crimean.” But 40% considered themselves “Russian.” Even before Obama’s February 2014 coup which overthrew the Ukrainian President whom 80% of Crimeans had voted for, the Crimean people overwhelmingly wanted to secede from Ukraine – and, especially now they did, right after the President for whom they had overwhelmingly voted, Viktor Yanukovych, had been overthrown in this extremely bloody coup. Furthermore, in April 2014, Gallup again polled Crimea, and they found that 71.3% of Crimeans viewed as “Mostly positive” the role of Russia there, and 4.0% viewed it as “Mostly negative”; by contrast, only 2.8% viewed the role of the United States there as “Mostly positive,” and a whopping 76.2% viewed it as “Mostly negative.” During the intervening year, Crimeans’ favorability toward America had plunged down to 2.8%, from its year-earlier 6%. Clearly, what Obama had done in Ukraine (his violent coup in Kiev) had antagonized the Crimeans. And, as if this weren’t enough, the 2014 poll provided yet more evidence: “The 500 people that were sampled in Crimea were asked [and this is crucial] ‘Please tell me if you agree or disagree: The results of the referendum on Crimea’s status [whether to rejoin Russia] reflect the views of most people here.’ 82.8% said ‘Agree.’ 6.7% said ‘Disagree.’” In the hearts of the local residents, Crimea was still Russian territory, after an involuntary hiatus of 60 years; and so the Russian Government accepted them back again, into Russia – this was not as [NPR’s] Corey Flintoff droned, “Russia’s seizure of Crimea.” It was Russia’s protection of them from the invasion of Ukraine by the United States in a bloody coup.
The U.S. regime nonetheless won overwhelming support at the U.N. to force Crimeans to revert to rule by Ukraine’s Government:
27 MARCH 2014
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY
General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling upon States Not to Recognize Changes in Status of Crimea Region
Sixty-eighth General Assembly
100 Votes in Favour, 11 against, 58 Abstentions for Text on Ukraine
However, Crimeans continued to reject the U.S. regime’s position, by around 90%:
https://www.opendemocracy.net/
The Crimean conundrum
O’LOUGHLIN THE JOHN and BY GERARD TOAL 3 March 2015 [NOTE: This site is anti-Russian. By “conundrum” is meant that these findings aren’t what America’s rulers want.]
One year since Crimea was annexed by Russia, polling reveals that (with the notable exception of the Tatars) the new order enjoys legitimacy among the population. …
We thus decided to conduct an equivalent survey … conducted in Russian between 12 and 25 December 2014. …
63% declared their nationality as Russian, 21% as Ukrainian and 8.5% as Tatar. …
First, the great majority of the sample (85%) declared that Crimea was ‘moving in the right direction.’This finding is in contrast to previous polling conducted in Crimea. …
When asked if the annexation was a ‘ wrong decision,’ ‘generally a right decision’ or ‘absolutely the right decision’, 84% of this combined group picked the third option. …
These responses indicate that had a legal referendum that met international standards been permitted in Crimea (as Scotland held in September 2014), there would likely have been a majority in favour of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia. …
The strong majority (85%) of the population of Crimea do not perceive themselves as European. … In Crimea, 89% of respondents agreed that Crimea belonged to the ‘Russian world.’
And again:
The Annexation of Crimea to Russia. Opinion Poll
February 12, 2015. by Konstantin Kosaretsky. [10 Feb. in Oriental Review as “German Sociologists on Crimea’s Choice”] …
The attitudes of Crimeans were studied in January 2015. …
“Do you endorse Russia’s annexation of Crimea?” 82% of the respondents answered “yes, definitely,” and another 11% – “yes, for the most part.” Only 2% gave an unambiguously negative response, and another 2% offered a relatively negative assessment. Three percent did not specify their position. …
However, the U.S. regime remained adamant against democracy in Crimea:
One Year Later – Russia’s Occupation of Crimea
Press Statement
Jen Psaki
Department Spokesperson
Washington, DC
March 16, 2015
On this one year anniversary of the sham “referendum” in Crimea, held in clear violation of Ukrainian law and the Ukrainian constitution, the United States reiterates its condemnation of a vote that was not voluntary, transparent, or democratic. We do not, nor will we, recognize Russia’s attempted annexation and call on President Putin to end his country’s occupation of Crimea.
But some Americans were beginning to recognize that the U.S. Government are fascist con-artists who want to rule even in Crimea, which is terrified of Washington:
One Year After Russia Annexed Crimea, Locals Prefer Moscow To Kiev
20 March 2015, Kenneth Rapoza
The U.S and European Union may want to save Crimeans from themselves. But the Crimeans are happy right where they are. One year after the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula in the Black Sea, poll after poll shows that the locals there — be they Ukrainians, ethnic Russians or Tatars are mostly all in agreement: life with Russia is better than life with Ukraine.
Little has changed over the last 12 months. Despite huge efforts on the part of Kiev, Brussels, Washington and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the bulk of humanity living on the Black Sea peninsula believe the referendum to secede from Ukraine was legit. At some point, the West will have to recognize Crimea’s right to self rule.
Here are some of the things that Crimeans were terrified of that the U.S. regime armed, backed, and patronized: this, and this.
America’s proxy ‘freedom fighters’ in Ukraine are like America’s proxy ‘freedom fighters’ in Syria, except Christian instead of Muslim. Of course, Hitler’s also were, but that regime was far more honest about its psychopathy than is the U.S. regime, which spouts about ‘democracy,’ ‘human rights,’ etc., instead of about “Lebensraum.”
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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author, most recently, of They’re Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910-2010, and of CHRIST’S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.
An excellent article.
It is only that the adverb “still” in the article’s title is so confusing. It is as if one “naturally” anticipates that the Crimeans will eventually “see the light” and start preferring Ukraine over Russia … but, alas, to anyone’s surprise, that is “still” not happening…
The word still here has an ironic air while it remains entirely correct factually. Of course sadly could have been used instead, but that would have made the statement unambiguously ideological, with or without irony.
Crimeans — incorrigible scum / sarc off /
Here we can clearly see the very stark difference between Russians and Euro-trash. Whenever a referendum produces a ”problematic” result for Western imperialism, the Euro-trash can be persuaded — peacefully — to vote ”responsibly” a second time. Crimea, by contrast, takes pride in voting irresponsibly, and how! To paraphrase our one and only BHL:
These Russians in Crimea who make the point that they don’t want to be ruled by Ukraine and European values — such naffness, such coarseness, such lack of manners
No Sevastopol NATO base in sight. Forever driving the Zionazis bonkers; great fun to watch.
‘European values’!!?? What-the Thirty Years War? WW1 and WW2? Auschwitz? The Inquisition? The genocide of the Indigenous in the New World? The killings of tens of millions in India and China? The Atlantic slave trade? Korea, Indochina, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza, Syria or Lebanon? Apartheid, Afrikaaner and Zionazi? The destruction of Yugoslavia? Colour Revolutions? ‘Mysterious’ snipers?
Exactly, Mulga.
Unbelievable how anybody could possibly reject European values as per Ukronazi governance, LOL.
In Crimea you have Russians, Ukrainians and Tartars, The majority are Russian, and of course they want to be part of Russia, as they were until 1954. As for that Gallup poll, it discovered some mythical “Crimean” ethnic group, while at the same time reducing the size of the Russian ethnic group, which is no big surprise.
The point is that it would be totally illogical to think that a single Russian in Crimea dreams of returning under Ukrainian rule, from which they got nothing. Worse, nobody in 1954 asked them if they wanted to be part of Ukraine. For the West to demand that Crimea be “returned” to Ukraine is absurd, when it had no right to be there in the first place.
Crimea illustrates the stark difference between Russians and Euro-trash: Whenever there is a referendum which produces an unwelcome result to Western imperialism, the Euro-trash can be persuaded — peacefully — to vote ”responsibly” a second time. The Russians in Crimea, by contrast, take pride in voting ”irresponsibly”, and how! To paraphrase our one and only BHL:
These Russians in Crimea who don’t want to be ruled by Kiev Nazis and European values; such naffness, such coarseness, such bad manners!
Always pleasurable to hear that Crimea has been neither forgiven, nor forgotten. 5 years since the Euromaidan, and no NATO base in Sevastopol to pay for it.
Wonder if Putin ever “mentions” to Erdogan about his support and facilities in Turkey to the Mejlis Council of Crimean Tatars and their agenda……
Apparently Russia has started issuing Russian passports to Donbass residents ahead of ZIO-UKR elections. Way to !
https://futuristrendcast.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/breaking-russia-begins-handing-out-russian-passports-to-donbass-residents/
Although, nowadays many original Crimean Greeks have been assimilated, enjoy the videos. They are in Russian (mostly).
Крымские греки / Crimean Greeks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdv_bGbX2Ws
ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ГРЕКОВ КРЫМА. СОЮЗ ГРЕЧЕСКОЙ МОЛОДЕЖИ (you can hear Russian accent, when she speaks Greek):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXf_5OQL2I
Regards
Not to troll, but I found couple of very interesting videos (all in Russian):
Греки-предприниматели и меценаты Российской империи:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNAZbGQtOus
I suggest, watch a hole thing (if you speak or understand Russian), but I really like what the priest says at 10:36
The second one is the map in this video (Понтийское царство) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb56Pw9lhVY
Map at 1:03 (but the discussion is of great interest)
Okay, sorry one more, Греки – Ветераны Великой Отечественной Войны (interesting in full length):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMASM7JkXNw
Among others, general at 1:25 .
A Gallup poll.
Gallup polls are the most widely respected polls in America.
The fact that you won’t find this poll published in the traditional American media tells you just how dishonest and corrupt the American media is.
Just to add another referendum, after the break-up of the USSR, in 1991, Crimea held a referendum about regaining an autonomous status: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Crimean_sovereignty_referendum
94% said yes.
After that they had a kind of autonomous status within Ukraine.
Boy, the Ukrainians must be happy. Happy with the son of Joe Biden robbing them of resources. Happy with ‘European values’. Just look at Jean-Claude Juncker. Ok then, a short impression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnLeVSRrLVc (I’m European, but I want to puke when I see him).
Not just for that millions of Ukrainians went as refugee to Russia. Nobody talks about that.
Cheers, Rob
Nobody talks about “Juncker the Drunker”, either! The MSM must be drenched at this point with alcohol.
EU leader J-C. Juncker and his sciatica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJsrJUuonkM
Novichok’: The best way to spend a refreshing, non-lethal evening
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlNmXzal5Ch/
Oooohhhh
KIEV, March 23. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko has lashed out at opposition politicians Yuri Boyko and Viktor Medvedchuk, members of the Opposition Platform – For Life party, for their visit to Moscow where they held talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
“They are discussing the economy. They are discussing how to make Ukraine addicted to Russian gas. They are discussing the alliances which will be set up after presidential and parliamentary elections,” Poroshenko said in the city of Chernovtsy on Saturday.
On Friday, Boyko and Medvedchuk held talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev focusing on how to revive trade and restore economic ties between Russia and Ukraine. Gas supplies to Ukraine were also on the table of the talks. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, who was attending the meeting, said that Gazprom was ready to start negotiations on direct supplies of gas for Ukrainian consumers.
After the meeting, Medvedchuk told Ukrainian reporters that the price of Russia gas might be lowered by 25% for Ukraine.
More:
http://tass.com/economy/1050194
Now we know Porko regime mired in masive absolute corruption….reports last few days for example re the military corruption ..even usa not happy about waste of military funding …..IMF saying the anti corruption court must be empowered or no more loans etc…
but in the above is there a hint of some kind of “reconciliation” with Ukraine and Russia….as gazprom also says it is ready to renegotiate gas transit-supply contracts? Or is that a trick to settle the current contractual dispute…and would that turn upside down the value of current restatements by EU and friends etc of continuing sanctions against Russia for return of Crimea
BTW…. Natalya Plokonskaya has written a book about the Crimean Spring….and publicly states she believes soon will be a Donbass Spring….hmm…something she knows about to happen apart from the upcoming Ukraine presidential election that will have disasters for some?
JJ, obviously these guys realize that, as per information I just read, Russia continues to feed them as majority of their business continues to go to “Mother” Russia. Especially that soon (end of this year?), oil and gas is going to go to Germany directly thus starving Ukraine almost completely. This is also the reason why Poland is so adamantly opposed to Nord-Stream (American bosses use them to force Russia to continue to Feed Ukraine).
Poroshenko Lied! Ukrainian Navy NOT Given Any New Tech, Money All Stolen by Oligarch-in-Chief!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4PyhQSX_hM
From what little I’ve been able to read,
It seems that the Ukrainians would also rather rejoin Mother Russia, along with Crimeria.