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Putin’s Crimean Medal of Honor, Forged Before the War Even Began

The Fine Print

A now-hidden medallion awarded to former Ukrainians undermines the Kremlin’s narrative of when the ‘liberation of Crimea’ really began.

Will Cathcart
Will Cathcart
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Will Cathcart

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