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Putin visits Crimea to mark the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

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March 18, 2023 News from NPR, World

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after a summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on June 30, 2022. Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Black Sea peninsula to mark the ninth anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine. Russia’s move in 2014 was denounced as illegal by most of the world.

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