Why is Crimea so important to both Russia and Ukraine? | Inside Story

Russian-controlled Crimea has been seeing an increase in attacks by Ukrainian forces in recent weeks.
The territory annexed by Moscow in 2014 is now an active battlefront in the war between the two.
So why is Crimea so important to both sides in this conflict?


Presenter: Laura Kyle

Guests:

Andrey Baklanov - Deputy Chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats, former Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Domitilla Sagramoso - Senior Lecturer in Security and Development at King's College London.

Michael Bociurkiw - Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, former Spokesman for OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.

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