annexation

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Latvia and Sweden also recently restarted military service and Lithuania brought it back after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.

From BBC

Once land is included in a UGB, it is eligible for annexation to a city.

From Seattle Times

Among them were politicians with close ties to Kohelet, which has long pushed for annexation of the West Bank — land Palestinians envision as part of a future state — and for gender segregation inside Israel.

From Washington Post

The Palestinian envoy urged the Security Council and the international community to mobilize every effort “to stop annexation, violence against our people, and provocations.”

From Seattle Times

The Kremlin claims to be giving the proposal “great attention” while insisting there can be no peace until Ukraine accepts “new realities,” an apparent reference to Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.

From Washington Post