Tag: ethnic tension in Russia

Crimea Tatars Now Moscow’s Most Serious Nationality Problem, Ryzhkov Says

November 7, 2014

Staunton, November 6 – By annexing Ukraine’s Crimea, Moscow has acquired a more serious ethno-political problem than xenophobic attitudes toward migrants or violence in the North Caucasus, Vladimir Ryzhkov says. It must now deal with the Crimean Tatars, their aspirations, and their relations with the Russian occupation regime. But even more than that, Russian politician […]