Ukraine: Crimea, a strategic and symbolic issue for Putin

Vladimir Putin is strengthening Crimea's defenses against Ukrainian advances.

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The peninsula, annexed in 2014, hosts key military bases and infrastructure.

Its loss would threaten the Kremlin's power narrative and control over the Black Sea.

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