Yeah same. I am so confused by this whole Crimea business. Russia took over in 2014. Did they offer really generous incentives for people to move in? Or was it more stick than carrot?
I seem to recall Ukraine retaliating by cutting off the water supply to the peninsula, which makes me think it would’ve been pretty shitty to stick around, let alone move in? And then when the current war got under way, Russia made it a priority to reestablish the water supply. But then they (the Russians) blew up the dam that controlled it?!? Like none of this makes any sense to me.
Yeah same. I am so confused by this whole Crimea business. Russia took over in 2014. Did they offer really generous incentives for people to move in? Or was it more stick than carrot?
I seem to recall Ukraine retaliating by cutting off the water supply to the peninsula, which makes me think it would’ve been pretty shitty to stick around, let alone move in? And then when the current war got under way, Russia made it a priority to reestablish the water supply. But then they (the Russians) blew up the dam that controlled it?!? Like none of this makes any sense to me.
I think it can be summarised thusly:
Russia did offer generous incentives for people to move in. They were selling Ukrainian owned properties that were “abandoned” at a very low price.