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Both Russians and Crimea’s majority ethnic Russian population see annexation as correcting a historic insult.
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Putin signs draft Bill, draws closer to Crimea annexation

A decree signed by President Vladimir Putin is one of the steps which would formalise the annexation of Crimea, which was part of Russia until 1954.

  • Nataliya Vasilyeva
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