World History Quote Analysis

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Quote: “One day after the Winter Olympics ended, Putin unveiled his surprise, but in a way so oblique and startling that not everyone could quickly recognize its importance. Crimea was about to change ownership. Eastern Ukraine was about to descend into civil war. The Rada, in Kiev, seemed not to appreciate what was happening in Crimea” (pg. 153). The annexation of Crimea, angered the Rada (the parliament in Ukraine), and resulted in the uproar of conflict in Ukraine. As stated in the quote, Putin surprised Ukraine in his decision to obtain Crimea from Ukraine, throwing Ukraine in a state of frenzy. The tremendous surprise caused many political leaders in Rada to revolt against Russia, while other citizens of Ukraine to accept the new ownership