MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday marked a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a “crime”.
State-run television showed footage of sparsely attended concerts and parades in cities across the vast country and there was much less fanfare over the event than in previous years.
President Vladimir Putin — who last year spent the anniversary visiting Crimea — was not expected to take part in any of the official celebrations that include a concert and firework display in Moscow.
Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 following the ouster …read more
Source: The News International
