Ten years since its annexation, Crimea serves as a grim warning to any Ukrainian lands that fall under Russian occupation

By Shane O'Rourke, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of York

Basking in his wholly expected re-election victory, Russian president, Vladimir Putin, addressed a large crowd in Moscow’s Red Square on March 18 to mark the 10th anniversary of his country’s annexation of Crimea.

The familiar themes of rectifying a historical injustice, the unbreakable unity of the Russian people and the importance of Crimea to Russian identity were trotted out once again. The crowd duly applauded.

Yet compared to ten years ago, when the whole country appeared to…

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