Russian FSB border guards are reported to have arrested a young Crimean Tatar, described in most pro-Kremlin media as a ‘saboteur’ and member of the ‘Asker Battalion’. Since Seit-Ibraim Zaitullaev is currently charged ‘only’ with attempting to cross what Russia calls its ‘state border’ and was arrested much earlier, it is possible that he is being used in Russia’s ongoing attempts to present the Asker civic formation as a terrorist organization.
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People take photos near the sign "Crimea - Russia - Forever" on Lenin square near the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea on Oct. 14, 2016 in Simferopol.
