Question

This country houses a “people’s movement” named for a “Cyber Front” that developed African grassroots media campaigns like PARADE and GPCI. A popular protest slogan from this country expresses opposition to a species of fish, playing on the similarity between its name and a word for war. The Dossier Center reports on criminal activities surrounding this country’s elite and gossip about its leader’s secret (*) sons with a former (10[1])gymnast. Two Slovenian children learned they (10[1])were citizens of this country (10[1])while on a plane as part of a prisoner exchange involving American Marine Paul Whelan. (10[1]-5[1])A former caterer-turned-mercenary died (10[1])in a mysterious plane crash in this country (10[1]-5[1])while leading a Wagner Group mutiny. For 10 points, name this country that annexed Crimea in 2014. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Russia [or Russian Federation or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossiya]
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