Annexation
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Whereas the West lost no time in imposing sanctions on President Vladimir Putin’s Russia following its
annexation
of Crimea, it has not punished Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.
More example sentences with word annexation
As a devout Muslim, he took a particular interest in Timbuktu, already a center of religion and learning prior to its
annexation.
The two countries are still divided on many issues, from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s future to Black Sea security and the
annexation
of Crimea.
With or without the World Cup, oil-price volatility and international sanctions imposed in response to Putin’s 2014
annexation
of Crimea will continue to darken Russia’s economic prospects and diminish ordinary Russians’ standard of living.
(That understanding was undoubtedly facilitated by Israel’s neutrality on Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea and arming of separatists in Ukraine.)
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