41K views · 1.5K reactions | Russia doing a repeat of Crimea? Russia has claimed victory in referendums and said that all four regions are in favour of joining Russia. President Putin may announce the annexation soon. Erick Njoka talks to Ruslan Bortnik, political analyst, for more perspective Watch more: wionews.com/videos | WION | Facebook

Three years after the illegal annexation of Crimea, the topic about the peninsula’s status turned into a political ping-pong. Politicians at different levels are arguing which step should be taken next, whether sanctions against Russia should be lifted, and whether Crimea should be “traded” in exchange for Russia leaving Donbas alone. In reality the peninsula is abandoned both by Russia and Ukraine. And people living there are suffering the most, no matter whether they supported Russia or not. R