As war rages in Ukraine, human-rights advocates lobby U.S. to back Crimea's liberation

Illegally annexed nine years ago, Crimea gets lost in debates about war despite the human-rights violations Russia commits in the region.

Smoke and flame rise from a burning fuel tank in Sevastopol, Crimea. A massive fire erupted at an oil reservoir there after it was hit by a drone, a Russian-appointed official there reported on Saturday, April 29, 2023. (Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev telegram channel via AP)

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As war rages in Ukraine, human-rights advocates lobby U.S. to back Crimea's liberation

Illegally annexed nine years ago, Crimea gets lost in debates about war despite the human-rights violations Russia commits in the region.

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