@johnbasilone20 @jennlor @rusembusa @nytimes @mschwirtz @ericschmittnyt @charlie_savage @statedept @ncscgov @mfa_russia @rusembassykabul @ruscg_mzs @embassy_of_afg @russianembassy @amermilnews @starsandstripes @rusembsyria crimea was historically part of russia for &gt;200 years until a soviet dictator controlling russia, ukraine and crimea arbitrarily "gave" it to ukraine in 1954.  the coup that overthrew the elected govt. in 2014 had a strong anti-russian (even anti-ethnic russian) component...