Putin: New Gas Pipeline Will Boost Annexed Crimea's Economy

Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Crimea has no land border with Russia, and Moscow has struggled to meet its energy needs, which were previously met by Ukraine. Putin, who watched the launch of the pipeline via a video link, said: "It is another very important solution for the long-term development of...

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