Russia’s actions against Ukraine and the potential threat it poses to other countries in its neighborhood has become an issue in the U.S. presidential race, thanks largely to comments made by Donald Trump.
The Republican candidate told a U.S. television interviewer late last month that the people of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, “would rather be with Russia” and that, if elected, he would “take a look at” recognizing the Black Sea peninsula as Russian territory.
The United States and European Union imposed sanctions on Russia following its annexation of Crimea, and expanded them after Moscow began providing military …read more
Source: Voice of America
