Russia’s campaign to gain control of Crimea will culminate on Sunday with an illegal referendum conducted at gunpoint. Once this formality is complete, a region of Ukraine with almost two million inhabitants will almost certainly fall into the Kremlin’s grasp. Peace and order in Europe rests on the notion that borders must never be redrawn by force of arms. By violating this central principle, Russia has threatened the security of every European nation.
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