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Crimean Tatars speak after the prayer in a Mosque marking the Eid al-Adha, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Bakhchisarai, Crimea, on Sat. Oct. 4, 2014.

7 years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Indigenous Tatars still face persecution

Conflict & Justice

Ayla Bakkalli, the representative for Crimean Tatars at the United Nations, spoke to The World’s Marco Werman about what it has been like for Tatars to live under Russian occupation for the past seven years.

An aerial view shows a road-and-rail bridge

Is Russia’s new bridge to Crimea ‘primarily an image project’?

Borders
The Apple logo.

How do maps handle disputed borders?

Borders
President Donald Trump and aid at the Oval Office in the White House.

Breitbart alumni shape the message at Trump’s White House

Conflict
"The Sniffer," one of the most popular TV detective shows in Russia today, is made by a Ukrainian production company.

There’s one thing that Russia and Ukraine agree on — their favorite TV shows

Media
People attend a rally in support of Scotland's independence referendum, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

Russia says ‘Yes’ to self-determination — as long as it’s not within Russia

Global Politics

Russia is eagerly watching the Scotland referendum on independence. Russia media portray it as a validation of the March vote in Crimea for self-determination. But Moscow-based reporter Charles Maynes tells Marco Werman that Russia’s government is less eager to embrace self-determination inside its own borders.

Tourists on the beach in Yalta, a Crimean resort.

Russians flock to their ‘little bit of paradise’ in Crimea — and back its annexation

Lifestyle

Fighting in eastern Ukraine is putting a serious dent in tourism in Crimea — unless you’re Russian. While Ukrainians and Europeans are staying away from the newly-annexed peninsula, Russians are making their usual beach trips there, and say the region is rightfully theirs.

Lavrov

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

Global Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.

Lavrov

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

Global Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.

Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?

Environment

Russians and Americans live and work together for six months at a time on the International Space Station. Given that tensions between Moscow and Washington are way up after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, we wondered how the conversation is going way up there.

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