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History of Crimea’s reunification with Russia

MOSCOW | TASS | March 16, 2024 marks ten years since the Crimean referendum, where the majority of citizens of Crimea and Sevastopol voted in favor of reunification with Russia. A treaty on Crimea’s and Sevastopol’s accession to Russia was signed on March 18, 2014. The Republic of Crimea is …

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Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, the power grid connecting Crimea and the main gas pipeline to the peninsula. Putin authorized the Russian Federal Security Service to organize and coordinate measures to …

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Putin hails Crimea annexation in speech ahead of vote

Sevastopol, Undefined | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday thanked residents of Crimea for voting to annex the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, calling the move “real democracy” in a speech days ahead of Sunday’s presidential election. “With your decision you restored historical justice,” he told the crowd of …

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