MOSCOW — One year after the March 16 referendum that resulted in the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, Russian media is awash in images of flag-waving citizens celebrating the first anniversary. Yet the reality is far from rosy.
The 2014 plebiscite saw an overwhelming majority of the peninsula’s ethnic Russians vote to be part of Russia, but the events it sparked have started a new Cold War and helped push Russia to the brink of a recession. …read more
Source: International Business Times
