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Dutch parliament recognizes Soviet 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide

The lower house of the Dutch parliament on June 19 officially recognized the 1944 mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union as genocide, according to a statement from the parliamentary press service. The motion cited precedent from other countries that have recognized the forced deportations as genocide, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Canada, […]

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‘US tells Russia crimes it commits are acceptable’ — What recognition of Russia’s occupation of Crimea would mean for Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars

The U.S. is reportedly considering officially recognizing Russian control over occupied Crimea as part of a potential peace agreement — a territorial concession that would kill the existing world order and is deemed unacceptable by Ukraine. According to Axios, the Trump administration’s final proposal for ending Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine included U.S. de jure […]