The incursion of armed militia (now we know Russian Army ) into Crimea came as a surprise to many, very few predicted that president Putin  would react once the Sochi games was over. Hate or Love Putin , one cannot but say that this takeover was done with swift military precision filled with an element of surprise, classical soviet style, take the initiate strategy. In all the talk of claims and counter claims, sanctions and counter sanctions, we must all try  to pause and ask certain questions. One how do the Ukrainians fit into all this, could this crisis have been avoided, if the Ukrainian  side had taken into account their Russian speakers, would this have degenerated into this ? Was this crisis all about joining the EU or its much more broader and complex – the very Russian identity of Crimea itself or is it the presence of the Russian Black feet – one that is of strategic importance to the Russian Military. As the days go by finding the right answers to the above will be crucial.