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Putin’s ‘Hunky-Dory’ Act Flops as Frantic Russians Flee Crimea<!-- wp:html --><p>Getty</p> <p>As Ukrainian forces gain momentum and push <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putin-launches-missile-rampage-on-kyiv-after-scathing-presidential-diss-at-g20">Russia’s military</a> to retreat from territory stolen during <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-battle-over-crimea-could-trigger-putins-deadliest-rampage-in-ukraine-yet">the war in Ukraine</a> this year, Moscow is working to signal that some territory it took from Ukraine is off limits.</p> <p>Russia’s Governor for Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said Friday that Russia is working to fortify its defenses in <a href="https://t.me/Aksenov82/1721">Crimea</a>, the peninsula Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as fears mount that Ukrainian authorities may have their sights set on seizing it back.</p> <p>“The security of the Republic of Crimea and its inhabitants is ensured through measures taken on behalf of our President,” Aksyonov said. “The joint work of the authorities, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and law enforcement agencies is aimed at ensuring that the Crimeans can feel calm.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putins-hunky-dory-act-flops-as-frantic-russians-flee-crimea?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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As Ukrainian forces gain momentum and push Russia’s military to retreat from territory stolen during the war in Ukraine this year, Moscow is working to signal that some territory it took from Ukraine is off limits.

Russia’s Governor for Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said Friday that Russia is working to fortify its defenses in Crimea, the peninsula Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as fears mount that Ukrainian authorities may have their sights set on seizing it back.

“The security of the Republic of Crimea and its inhabitants is ensured through measures taken on behalf of our President,” Aksyonov said. “The joint work of the authorities, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and law enforcement agencies is aimed at ensuring that the Crimeans can feel calm.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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