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The winner of the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision 2016 Crimean Tatar singer Susana Jamaladynova known as Jamala performs during a concert in Kiev, Ukraine, on March 18, 2016. Jamala will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision with a song name

Russia isn't happy after Ukraine wins Eurovision contest with a song about past aggression

The Eurovision competition isn't supposed to be about politics. But it often creeps in. And this year's entry from Ukraine, about the Soviet deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, has Russia crying foul.

Russia isn't happy after Ukraine wins Eurovision contest with a song about past aggression
Elmaz and her husband, Timur Barotov, refugees from Crimea who now live in Lviv, Ukraine

One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories

One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories
Roman Lyagin, head of the electoral commission in Donetsk, holds up the results of the referendum on the status of the province, during a news conference Monday. Pro-Russian separatists say they received overwhelming support.

Separatists in Ukraine declare victory in referenda and seek to join Russia

Separatists in Ukraine declare victory in referenda and seek to join Russia
Olesya is an ethnic Russian in Crimea. She says she loves Russia, and thinks of it as a big brother to Ukraine. "But now they are violating my rights," she says.

This Ukrainian thought of Russia as a big brother. Until they intervened in Crimea

This Ukrainian thought of Russia as a big brother. Until they intervened in Crimea
Crimean Tatars demonstrate to keep Crimea part of Ukraine. They're holding yellow and blue balloons, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

For Crimean Tatars, the Ukraine-Russia standoff is full of risk

For Crimean Tatars, the Ukraine-Russia standoff is full of risk