In 1994, Crimea elected its first — and only — president, Yuriy Meshkov. His bold plan? Pull Crimea closer to Russia and loosen Kyiv’s grip. Within a year, Ukraine’s parliament abolished his office entirely, leaving Meshkov as a political one-hit wonder. In this Dad Tangent, Dad tells the quirky story of Crimea’s short-lived presidency — a reminder of how fragile Ukraine’s unity was in the 1990s.

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