title: Occupied Crimea: Europe's grey zone. EPC
abstract: n this Policy Brief, Amanda Paul and Marta Zakrzewska provide a comprehensive account of the situation in Crimea since its annexation by Russia in March 2014. They explain the economic depression in both Crimea and Ukraine, as a result of Moscow expanding its control of the Sea of Azov and its blockade against the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk. They also describe the severe degradation of the human rights situation: assets are seized, opponents are harassed or jailed, religious freed
journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)