US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory – Bloomberg

The peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine following the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev

The US could recognize Crimea as Russian territory as part of a potential peace deal between Moscow and Kiev, Bloomberg reported early Saturday morning, citing people familiar with the matter.

The region, mostly populated by ethnic Russians, voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia shortly after the 2014 US-backed coup in Kiev.

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