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Why Russia could cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Clip: 8/14/2016 | 3m 34s

Why Russia could cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Russia said Friday that the country would break diplomatic ties with Ukraine over what it says were recent attempts to sabotage infrastructure in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia two year ago. Last week, Ukraine put its army on combat alert after Russian troops reportedly amassed in Crimea. Washington Post reporter Andrew Roth joins William Brangham from Moscow.

08/14/2016 | Rating NR

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