It’s been five years since Putin took over this tiny peninsula from Ukraine. Now with Russia and the West in a standoff over the fates of Venezuela and Syria, Mark Mackinnon revisits the region and its people, pawns in Putin’s grand plan.
The Globe and Mail: A journey to Crimea
A man looks at a Russian navy ship as he passes by old military paraphernalia sold on the side of the harbour in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 7, 2014.
