Morris

Is he idiot or not?

Not.

Try ascking Crimean people about 'intervention' / 'ocupation' and current situation in Crimea. Whole this article is just a bull shit.

Broadly, they misjudged Putin by, apparently. assuming he'd be guided by desire for international political advantage rather than desire for conquest.

It's important not to lose the difference between fact and opinion, though — it's a fact that these interviewees expressed these opinions.