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| US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory – Bloomberg | US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory – Bloomberg |
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| The peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev | The peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev |
| The US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory as part of a potential peace deal between Moscow and Kiev, Bloomberg reported early Saturday morning, citing people familiar with the matter. | The US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory as part of a potential peace deal between Moscow and Kiev, Bloomberg reported early Saturday morning, citing people familiar with the matter. |
| The region, mostly populated by ethnic Russians, voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia shortly after the 2014 US-backed coup in Kiev. The Ukrainian authorities have refused to recognize Russian sovereignty over the peninsula and have long insisted on restoring Ukraine’s 1991 borders. | |
| Bloomberg cited its sources as saying that the White House has not yet made a final decision on the matter. | |
| The top US negotiator, Steve Witkoff, said after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week that the talks hinged on the status of Crimea and four other Russian regions claimed by Kiev. | |
| According to Bloomberg, the US presented its European allies on Thursday with a plan to freeze the fighting along the current front line and ease sanctions on Moscow as part of a ceasefire. | |
| Both President Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted this week that the US could abandon efforts to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine if no significant progress is made soon. | |
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