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2023-09-26 21:32:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67B54620C2319FCDE70894F7B1D89C882952908664A35D07684E9D4053824A86
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There was no coup in Ukraine in 2014. https://www.thebulwark.com/what-really-happened-in-ukraine-in-2014-and-since-then/ The Russian army seized Crimea by force. https://www.rferl.org/a/from-not-us-to-why-hide-it-how-russia-denied-its-crimea-invasion-then-admitted-it/29791806.html The subsequent referendum was both illegal and not democratic. https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/17/crimea-referendum-sham-display-democracy-ukraine It is also possible the reported referendum result was a lie. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2014/05/05/putins-human-rights-council-accidentally-posts-real-crimean-election-results-only-15-voted-for-annexation/?sh=3de52d47f172
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