The case for re-taking Crimea, from Andruty Zagorodnyiuk:

"Russia’s version of Crimea’s past is cherrypicked, its justification for the occupation rests on the ridiculous assumption that past possession and linguistics give one state the right to a neighbor’s land." - as if the UK invaded Ireland... https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/case-taking-crimea?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=fatoday&utm_campaign=The%20Case%20for%20Taking%20Crimea&utm_content=20230102&utm_term=FA%20Today%20-%20112017&s=09

The Case for Taking Crimea

Why Ukraine can—and should—liberate the province.

Foreign Affairs
@anneapplebaum Putin chose to invade Crimea right after the global sportswashing exercise of hosting the Olympics, presenting one face to the world while appropriating land of a neighbor