Not bad questions at all.

First, Russia succeeded in making a nice little example of self-determination in the form of Crimea: if it worked for Kosovo, why can't it work for Crimea? Oh, the Anglo-imperialist establishment wishes to handle these things on a case-by-case basis, and in this case it doesn't approve?

"The Imperial Collapse Playbook." By Dmitry Orlov, Club Orlov blog, 12/30/15.

H/t: "Zero Hedge."