Talk:Weight of the World: A Map Game/@comment-28718838-20160812091917/@comment-26833034-20160812202402

I wouldn't say "peacefully". A peaceful annexation wouldn't include the use of military force and intimidation against the previous ruler. While I can agree most of Crimea's population wanted to separate from Ukraine, the means by which the separation was done were completely illegal. Regarding previous Crimean independence, I know they were an autonomous republic in Ukraine, so I wouldn't consider them to be a country, but that's beyond my field of expertise.