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Crimean Tatars should not be small coin in disputes between Russia and Ukraine — Putin

The Russian president pledged Russia would do everything to make Crimean Tatars feel full-fledged owners of their land

SOCHI, May 16. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that it was wrong to turn Crimean Tatars into a small coin in settling disputes between Russia and Ukraine.

“Under no circumstances can we allow that Crimean Tatars become a small coin in disputes, especially in inter-state disputes such like the one between Russia and Ukraine,” Putin said at a meeting with representatives of the Crimean Tatars.