The Crimean peninsula has been under Russian occupation for more than 12 years, since the Russian invasion in 2014. The idea is to put pressure on Russia to force a peace deal, although the newspaper noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has not publicly acknowledged the blackouts.” “Today, no one on Earth can say that we are not fighting for Crimea or that we have forgotten about Crimea. In 2023, about a year into the war, Zelensky declared that he wanted Ukraine to recapture Crimea. “Twelve years later, Putin’s Crimean fairy tale is colliding with reality.