No.
Those votes, or the counting of them, were fraudulent. In any case, it was part of the same plan used to annex Crimea. The Hitler plan. Putin played the same game with Georgia in the past decade. Might makes right.
The reason for suggesting more autonomy for Siberia is in part to show the hypocrisy of the Russian position. But, autocratic control down to the lowest level of government is undemocratic. Putin gets to appoint regional governors?
The states in the US have domains under their control. Canada's provinces even more so. Getting the right balance between state and federal power has been tricky.
The reason for suggesting more autonomy for Siberia is in part to show the hypocrisy of the Russian position. But, autocratic control down to the lowest level of government is undemocratic. Putin gets to appoint regional governors?
The states in the US have domains under their control. Canada's provinces even more so. Getting the right balance between state and federal power has been tricky.