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U.S. may open diplomatic post in Crimea: State Dept

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may open a diplomatic post in Ukraine's Crimea, a region populated mainly by Russians and Russian-speakers and the base of Russia's Black Sea fleet, the State Department said on Friday. (link)

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