annexation

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Latvia and Sweden also recently restarted military service and Lithuania brought it back after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.

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"The Israeli government and Prime Minister Netanyahu are trying to cover up the crimes of genocide, forced displacement and annexation which they have committed against our people," it added.

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In response to a question about Canada, Trump said US trade deficits would justify annexation.

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"Senior Israeli officials openly speak of formally annexing all or part of the West Bank in the coming months," Guterres said, adding: "Any such annexation would constitute a most serious violation of international law."

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Financial sanctions on Russia were introduced following the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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