One year after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in a brazen act that violated international treaties and rewrote Europe’s borders for the first time since World War II, Western governments and the media have largely forgotten the peninsula’s plight.In Russia, however, that land grab is far from forgotten. Crimea annexation day will be celebrated with much pomp, parades, and the recent release of a new Russian documentary, Crimea: The Way Home. In the film, Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals that he ordered the annexation of Crimea and that this plan was hatched in a late-night meeting in February after then-Ukrainian …read more
Source: Atlantic Council