On February 2, the Russian news daily Svobodnaya Pressa (Free Press) quoted the commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe, General Tod Wolters, as thanking Russians for “taking Crimea,” the Ukrainian peninsula Russia annexed in 2014.
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Polygraph: No, USAFE commander did not thank Russians for annexing Crimea
This picture taken on March 19, 2014 shows a man relaxing on a pier in Yalta, Crimea.