Pro-Russian officials in Crimea have celebrated the second anniversary of Russia’s annexing the peninsula from Ukraine by unveiling a monument to the troops who helped make it happen. But despite the fanfare, not everyone is happy about the new the statue.
Crimea’s ascension into Russia in 2014 continues to be a controversial issue. The Russian government has always denied that the unmarked armed troops who appeared in Crimea at the height of pro-European protests across Ukraine were Russian special forces. People started calling the soldiers “little green men” and “polite people”, after Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu explained that the men …read more
Source: Newsweek
