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This brief examines some of the challenges which the Crimean Tatars, who are the second largest minority in the Crimea, may face after the Russian annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The author explains that, formally, Russian rule in Crimea does not promise the Tatars much more than they already have in Ukraine. Moreover, as the general strategy of the Russian authorities will likely be aimed at curbing and suppressing any unauthorized activities on ethnic as well as any other grounds in Crimea, it does put the Tatars at risk of strict police control and pressure.