Christo Grozev, one of Bellingcat’s contributors and a senior researcher at Risk Management Lab, has said the Kremlin is considering a referendum on the disputed Kuril Islands to legitimize the annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.
UNIAN: Bellingcat contributor – Kremlin considering Kuril Islands referendum to legitimize Crimea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, pictured on Jan. 14 2019, has confirmed that Russia received a formal invitation from the OSCE to provide monitors to an observation mission for Ukraine's upcoming presidential election.
