The release of Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World report generated considerable debate about the findings for Ukraine, and specifically about the report's handling of Russian-occupied Crimea and the portions of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Source: MEDIA FEED
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