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In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka

In 2018, Seagal backed the annexation of Crimea and visited the Russian-held Ukrainian town of Olenivka

‘The goal became taking the Russian port of Crimea just because it would be nice to have that’

Nuland called for demilitarisation of Russia-annexed Crimea

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but nonetheless crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full spectrum of tactical, strategic, economic and diplomatic considerations.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed to continue with Russia's year-long war in Ukraine and accused the US-led NATO alliance of fanning the flames of the conflict in the mistaken belief that it could defeat Russia. Flanked by four Russian tricolor flags on either side of him, Putin told Russia's…

The first anniversary of the war arrives this week with few, if any, signs of a way out of the conflict. For the civilians caught in the crossfire, that means no discernible end to the suffering.

The Kremlin on Sunday cast the United States was a "major provocateur" of international tensions for condoning attacks on Crimea, warning that the remarks about the peninsula underscored the depth of disagreement between the two countries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to comments by US Under Secretary of State…

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