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20. Nov 2018 07:15 by <a href="mailto:tomasstraupis@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tomasstraupis@gmail.com</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;">Hello<br /><br /> I think this needs more attention and should not be silently buried<br />in archives.<br /><br /> OSMF/DWG has sided with Moscow to recognise illegal annexation of<br />Ukraine's territory - Crimea.<br /> <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes/DWG_2018-11-14_Crimea" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Working_Group_Minutes/DWG_2018-11-14_Crimea</a><br /></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>To start from facts:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Russia started war with Ukraine and invaded its territory, for example Crimea</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Russia successfully occupied Crimea and it is unlikely to change in near future <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>3) OSM maps world as it exists, not as it should exist (on the ground rule).</p><p><br /></p><p>------</p><p><br /></p><p>Taken together it means that Crimea (territory occupied by Russia) should be marked <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>as de facto within Russia.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does not mean that Russian invasion is considered as legal/welcome/desirable by <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>DWG or OSM community.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For reference: I really, really dislike the Russian government for obvious reasons, <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>it is not changing that their invasion of Ukraine clearly succeeded at least in case of Crimea.</p><br /> </body>
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