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The U.S. sees Crimea as "occupied territory," as the government said in a recent statement. But in Russia, Google's Maps division now shows the peninsula as part of Russian territory. America and its allies have refused to accept the region's separatists' move to join Russia.

A look at the maps available on two Google Maps web addresses – one ending in .com and another in .ru – shows the disparity. In Russia, web visitors see a solid line dividing Crimea from neighboring Ukraine. In the U.S., a dotted line separates the two, implying a disputed status within the country.

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