Broadcaster Press 03 April 1, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com Forum: Crimea destined to become part of Russia 1100 Personals Messages WERE YOU IMPLANTED WITH A ST. JUDE RIATA DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD WIRE between June 2001 and December 2010? Have you had this lead replaced, capped or did you receive shocks from the lead? You may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727. 1101 Announcements Events BERGEN LUTHERAN Church: “The little white church on Timber Road.” Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Pastor Ralph Egbert By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Is there anything that can be done to prevent Crimea’s annexation by Russia? One USD professor says no. “Crimea is going to become a part of Russia,” Dr. David Burrow, professor of Russian history, said bluntly at an International Forum held in Farber Hall on the USD campus Monday afternoon. That same day, interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov ordered the withdrawal of armed forces from Crimea over Russian threats to military staff and their families. Russian President Vladimir Putin has justified his country’s actions with appeals to history and saying Crimea has always been a part of Russia, Burrow said. “In Putin’s view, what makes this even more challenging is, one, how do you dispute and how do you reach international agreement with someone that doesn’t accept the same facts that you do?” Burrow said. “The Russian rhetoric about this has been that Ukrainians are fascists, and that they are threatening ethnic Russians. There’s zero evidence for this, but this is what Putin says. “In theory, Putin has Buy Local! Shop the Classifieds! announced that Russia will intervene to protect ethnic Russians wherever they live,” Burrow said. The current population of Crimea is 58 percent Russian and 24 percent Ukrainian, while Ukraine’s population as a whole is 78 percent Ukrainian and 17 percent Russian. “The question seems to be now whether Putin will use that 17 percent population … to justify further intervention,” Burrow said. “No one knows whether he will or not. He said that he will not, but I wouldn’t necessarily believe that.” Forum moderator Dr. Benno Wymar named Estonia and Latvia as two countries that have Russians accounting for more than a quarter of their respective populations, a statistic he said causes worry over possible Russian invasion. Professor emeritus Dr. Don Pryce pointed out that in taking over Crimea, Russia has taken a “money-loser” that cost Ukraine approximately $400 million a year to subsidize. Pryce said Putin wanted Crimea so he could start a customs union that can be kept going with large subsidies. “Ukraine is desperately poor in many ways,” Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 995 N. Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD. Weekend Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. BRULE Creek Lutheran Church, Elk Point, SD: Worship Service 11:00am, Sunday School 9:45am to 10:45am. CHRIST OUR SAVIOR Wis- Dr. Don Pryce (left) and Dr. David Burrow discuss the future of Ukraine during Monday’s forum consin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: Worship Sunday 6:00 held in Farber Hall on the USD campus. (Photo by David Lias) p.m., Bible Study Tuesday, Pryce said. “Crimea is poor. Where do the Russians have to go? We think of Putin as being powerful. In effect, Putin is a cornered rat because NATO has been growing on his western borders, and if his actions do anything, (they) give NATO a renewed sense of purpose. “If his actions do anything, they push Ukraine more in the direction of the West. If Russia is to make gains, it will make gains at the expense of poorer areas,” Pryce said. Unlike the European Union, which started at the close of World War II, Pryce said Putin’s customs union is not based upon shared prosperity. “Putin’s proposed Eurasian customs union grows out of sheer poverty. The Russian economy has not been able to progress,” he said. In effect, the move has isolated Russia from the rest of the world. “In a way, I think (Putin) wants to,” Pryce said. “It gives him a sense of purpose, makes him a crusader.” Pryce said Putin may end up trying to annex more land to create a corridor, and thus give Russia better access to Crimea. “There is no way to get to Crimea from Russia, except by sea,” Pryce said. “There’s no direct land connection at all. To build a bridge … would cost between $3 and $5 billion, and it would take several years.” Ukraine has been under Russian control before, most recently after World War II. The country became independent in 1991 when the Soviet Union One & two bedroom apartments. Scotland Apartments, 821 Main St. Scotland, SD 57059. Laundry. Rental assistance available to those who qualify. For appointments or applications please call 605-624-5218 or visit www.oakleafpm.com. 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