Politics is a process. Past events, in most of the cases,
influence the decision makers of present. For past few years, Putin has been
pursuing aggressive foreign policies. Annexation of Crimea has been seriousamong all. When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, liberal democratic countries
under the leadership of USA protested and reacted by imposing sanctions.
Though
public opinion outside Russia was unfavorable against the annexation, Russian
people approved and applauded Putin for successfully gaining lost territory of
Crimea. This can by proved by the fact that Putin’s approval rating skyrocketedafter the annexation of Crimea. Many liberals accused Putin of breaking the
international law without examining what made Putin make a dangerous move.
Before Putin annexed Crimea, he would have foreseen accusations and sanctions
from international community. He was well aware of cost. However, he knew west
is handicapped to act meaningfully. Because, policies of NATO instigated Putin
to annex Crimea.
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