Crimea’s status predates 2014, and Huntington noted its Russian majority.

Question

You have magically hyperfixated on a single moment and a single piece of information. 2014 was not the first time Ukraine became a subject of interest. Furthermore, Russia did not “invade” Crimea in 2014. According to Huntington in 1996, “The Crimea is overwhelmingly Russian...”

Answer 1

Keep in mind that this is all from the perspective of someone who doesn't have the full context of the post that the op is in reference to. 

The complexities of this situation are apparent to me, but the Huntington theory is just that, a theory. Samuel P. Huntington isn't an oracle of the future. And while Crimea was vulnerable and dismantled, that doesn't justify Russia's intervention. The identity of Crimea in both its citizenry and culture can, like most social structures, change with time. Huntington knew a very different Crimea and Ukraine than the ones we do now. And there was a clear struggle in 2014 that suggests that Crimea isn't Russian in the way it might've been before. 

I'll label this as 'No available information' just to be safe. 

Sources: 

- (https://www.iar-gwu.org/blog/2014/09/23/a-clash-of-civilizations-in-ukraine-not-quite)

- (https://hfu.org/the-russian-ukraine-war/)