From: Inside Story
Is Vladimir Putin creating a new reality on the ground in Crimea?
The Russian president has opened a direct train link between Russia and the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.
23 Dec 2019
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The Russian president has opened a direct train link between Russia and the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.