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Anyone know how to check these from different locations? I'm curious about how Transnistria is treated from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, and Russia.

>Google, which also produces a popular Maps app, does not show Crimea as belonging to either Russia or Ukraine on its maps.

>However, it uses the Russian spelling of Crimean place names on its maps in Russia, rather than the Ukrainian spelling.



https://i.imgur.com/2HaIhPh.jpg

Ukrainian users see a state/province border (top image)

German users see a disputed international boundary (middle image)

Russian users see an undisputed international boundary and Russian spellings of city names (bottom image).

(and I think there are generally no borders shown in the oceans)




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