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KYIV — Russia started its intimidation of Ukraine not with the ongoing buildup of troops, but eight years ago with the invasion and annexation of Crimea.
The peninsula remains an intractable point of antagonism between Russia, Ukraine and the West.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made that clear earlier this week in an address to the nation.
“Both Donbass and Crimea will return to Ukraine. Exclusively through diplomacy. We do not encroach on what’s not ours, but we will not give up our land,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of retreating from his contention that Crimea belongs
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