Так что же всё таки? Желание защитить русских oт бандеровцев и фашистов, боязнь баз НАТО или всё гораздо проще: When Russia seized Crimea in March, it acquired not just the Crimean landmass but also a maritime zone more than three times its size with the rights to underwater resources potentially worth trillions of dollars.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/world/europe/in-taking-crimea-putin-gains-a-sea-of-fuel-reserves.html?hp&_r=0