In February and March 2014, 10,000 unmarked highly trained Russian troops, often referred to as “green men”, took control of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. The soldiers did not carry Russian flags, and the Kremlin initially refused to deal with the soldiers.
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The warriors quickly took control of Crimea, and that same year Russia annexed the island to major international protests. In addition to the army in Crimea, the Russian army also entered the Donbass and it was very important for the so-called “people’s republics” in Luhansk and Donetsk to see the light of day.
Confusion
In September, Vladimir Putin stated that the Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions of Ukraine were now officially part of Russia, despite the fact that Russia did not control all of the lands they now claim as part of Russia.
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Since then, Russian policy has been that Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Luhansk, and Donetsk are Russian counties. Russia isn’t entirely clear yet where exactly the border goes, which is causing confusion for Yandex, among others. The company, which is the Russian answer to Google, operates the Yandex Maps service, among other things. As a result of the Kremlin’s policy of being unclear about where Russia’s borders actually go, Yandex Maps has erased all country borders around the world.
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Lost in madness
Not only is Yandex grappling with Russia’s new borders, but the Russian embassy in Sweden seems frenzied too.
In a Twitter message on Tuesday January 17, they referred to an overview of European gasoline prices. Here, Iceland and Norway top the list with the most expensive petrol prices, while Russia and Belarus have the lowest prices by far.
As you know, the devil is in the details, and on maps from the Russian embassy, the Crimean peninsula and the counties occupied in Ukraine are listed as Ukraine.
The founders of Bellingcat, a recognized collective for citizen journalists, are among the many to recognize the error:
The founder of the aid organization World Central Kitchen, José Andrés, was also among those who became aware of the problem. He has the following message for the Russian Embassy.
“Thanks to the Russian Embassy for recognizing that Ukraine belongs to Ukraine! Can you please remind Putin that he can end this criminal and unjust war right now and transfer all troops from Ukraine back to Russia? Thank you, wrote Andrés.”
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Read the comments yourself here.
The Russian embassy finally realized its own mistake, and posted a new Twitter message with the following message: We note that not all foreign sources display Russia correctly on maps. This is how it should look:
Nettavisen has contacted the Russian embassy in Sweden, but has received no reply.
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