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Russia’s Anschluss of Crimea
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Putin didn’t annex Crimea to boost his ratings, Portnikov says
Many commentators are suggesting that Vladimir Putin may seek “a new Crimea” to salvage his ratings with the…
‘The disappeared’ – the hidden part of Russia’s hybrid deportation of the Crimean Tatars
Today as they have done every August 30, the International Day for Remembering Those Who Have Disappeared, Crimean…
‘Vladimir Putin is killing Oleh Sentsov,’ Milshteyn says
One of Vladimir Putin’s greatest advantages has been the willingness of others to accept his definition of what…
Russian occupiers continue to destroy history and culture of Crimean Tatars
The sacking of Bilyal Bilyalov as head of the Crimean Tatar Academic Musical-Dramatic Theater this week on trumped…
Putin repeating Stalin’s genocide with ‘new hybrid deportation of Crimean Tatars’
Seventy years after Stalin expelled 200,000 Crimean Tatars from their homeland, Vladimir Putin is doing it again, albeit…
Hacked military docs reveal how the Russian 18th motorized brigade invaded Crimea
The Russian occupation of Crimea started back in 2014, four years ago, following the three-month long Euromaidan protests…
74 years on, Russian genocide of Crimean Tatars continues
Seventy-four years ago, Joseph Stalin deported the Crimean Tatars from their historical homeland, an action that cost nearly…
Four years after annexation: Ukraine still connected with occupied Crimea, albeit weakly
The Ukrainian state’s strategy concerning the more than 2 million citizens who remain in Crimea is this: Ukraine…
The Crimean Tatar Palace and other historic sites Russia is destroying in occupied Crimea
Read also: Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage Among the illegal activities in Crimea, the prosecutors mentioned the following suspected crimes:…
Putin invaded Ukraine to prevent ‘Ukrainian’ ideas from spreading into Russia, Shmelyev says
The main reason Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbas, Aleksandr Shmelyev says, is that he feared that…
‘Ukrainian-Language Samizdat Appears in Russia-Occupied Crimea’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘State Reserve Fund Running Out, Ruble Collapse Predicted’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Ever More Russians Fleeing Moscow’s Oppression for Ukraine” and other neglected Russian news
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Occupiers’ Methadone Ban Fueling HIV Explosion in Crimea” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russians Stripped of More Medals as Doping Scandal Spreads’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Russia Now Leading Source of ISIS Fighters” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Does Sobchak have a winning message for Russia beyond Moscow’s Ring Road?
Kseniya Sobchak has made her first foray outside of Moscow, a step that appears almost obligatory these days,…
Sobchak’s statement on Crimea has profound consequences for the future, Portnikov says
Kseniya Sobchak’s statement that Crimea is Ukrainian under international law may not matter too much in the short…
Sobchak says ‘Crimea is Ukraine. Period’
Kseniya Sobchak, the Kremlin-promoted “sparring partner” for Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential elections, says that “Crimea is…
‘Desperate Pensioner Asks Putin to Send Him a Coffin’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…