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Crimean Tatars fear homeland will be ceded to Russia in peace deal

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Leniie Umerova, a member of the Crimean Tatar community indigenous to the Black Sea peninsula that was annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014, was imprisoned for nearly two years after crossing into Russia. Now in Kyiv, the 27-year-old fears that Crimea, as part of a final Ukraine peace deal, could be recognized as part of Russia.

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  • Crimean Tatars, indigenous to the Black Sea peninsula, fear Crimea could be ceded to Russia in a peace deal.
  • Leniie Umerova, a Crimean Tatar, was imprisoned for nearly two years after crossing into Russia. 55s
  • Umerova and other Tatars worry that a peace settlement may recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea. 1m 15s
  • The U.S. administration has signaled possible recognition of Russian control of Crimea in peace proposals. 1m 28s
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky has cited Umerova's case as evidence of repression against Crimean Tatars. 2m 52s
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