A survey by the authoritative Levada Centre has demonstrated a significant decline in the number of Russians declaring what the pollsters call the ‘reunification of Crimea’ to be a matter of pride for them. Since the reasons are doubtless economic, Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin is not alone in believing it is time for an information campaign spelling out, especially to young Russians, the direct link between Russia’s invasion and ongoing occupation of Crimea and the country’s economic woes.
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Halya Coynash: Russian ‘pride’ over annexation of Crimea is fading fast
Russian soldiers unload a trainload of KAMAZ military trucks after their arrival at Ostryakovo railway station, some 20 km outside near the Crimean capital Simferopol, on April 1, 2014.
