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from magazinelibertas.com
As Russia's upper house of parliament answers President Vladimir Putin's call for sending troops to Ukraine with a decisive "Da" (have they forgotten the Budapest Memorandum?: http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-explainer-budapest-memorandum/25280502.html), the focal point of the conflict seems to be moving from Kiev to Crimea. What makes this area, which has been fought over for hundreds of years (viz. The Charge of the Light Brigade, from which comes the title of this post ~ tragic story, great poem), the point of convergence? (story, video): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26367786

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