Today marks seven years since Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula, recognized globally as Ukrainian territory. Crimean Tatars have opposed the annexation and over the past seven years, they have faced persecution by Russian authorities. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ayla Bakkalli, US representative and executive member of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars, and representative of the Crimean Tatars at the United Nations.
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