Alexander Motyl : Crimea vote a joke Le président russe Vladimir Poutine est revenu sur sa déclaration He says when Yanukovych was overthrown , Ukrainian-Americans were euphoric . Motyl : Then Putin made threats ; Russia stole Crimea and massed troops at border . Motyl : We Ukrainian-Americans must now live with the very real possibility that their lives could be extinguished if Russian President Vladimir Putin chooses to do so . Ukrainian-Americans fear for friends and relatives in Ukraine .
Alexander Motyl : Crimea vote a joke Le président russe Vladimir Poutine est revenu sur sa déclaration He says when Yanukovych was overthrown , Ukrainian-Americans were euphoric . Motyl : Then Putin made threats ; Russia stole Crimea and massed troops at border . Motyl : Ukrainian-Americans fear for friends and relatives in Ukraine .