First of all you are lack of information, they don't want independence like Scotland, and even they wanted to do it, government doesnt let it, they know that 90% of population on the east agree with "separatists". East asked many times to make a dialogue but Kiev always rejected dialogue. Deputy Oleg Tsarev asked many times to sit to the table, it's rejected and now Verkhovna Rada deprives him of inviolability. Verkhovna Rada also deleted сommunist party from disscusions and party of regions also. So where is the democracy?
About Crimea, please read contracts between Ukraine and Russia, and you will see that Russia can hold 25000 troops in it, so everything within the law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring Like hell you know what 90% of population there wants. Only in pulters oppinion 123% of citizens in sevastopol can vote and 146% voting for putler is ok. Either cite your sources or skip using the numbers in this funny way
For all I care - there is ~1k of armed punks who are causing mayhem in eastern ukraine. Since they hide in the populace, part of which support them, no denying here, arresting and handling them is difficult and bloody. They still have to be handled. Armed fighting is NOT reasonable. Civil dissobedience is. And yes - there is a difference.
As to agreements regarding russian army in Crimea - I'm pretty sure they were strictly bound to stay in the BASE they rented and ANY additional forces had to be approved by Ukraine first... Tell me, which of these two happened as you put it "within the law"?
I think even putlers propaganda machine dropped pushing of this idea... or didn't it?
You like answered questions, don't you? Please, see below.
how do you think armed gangs "demanting independence" should be treated?
I do not understand, what those videos are supposed to prove. Care to elaborate?
putler admitting to russian special forces operating in Crimea is not enough to prove russias involvement in destabilization of Ukraine? You are that sure of your sources? And after that - someone is supposed to believe russia is not working in eastern crimea? For real?