More than a year after the anschluss, Crimea is about to experience what a real Russian invasion feels like. And this time it won’t be “polite people” arriving to lead a virtual liberation of the peninsula from the clutches of mythological Ukrainian fascists. According to a report in Kommersant, the Kremlin is preparing to dispatch an army of political commissars to de facto run Crimea’s affairs and oversee the local authorities. “Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak has instructed federal departments to draw up a list of candidates from among their high-ranking officials for appointment to posts as first deputy chiefs …read more
Source: Business Insider
