I'm surprised someone considers Crimea a country. I thought it was part of Ukraine, and now is part of Russia. Or if you dispute that, it is still a part of Ukraine.
I don't think that they consider Crimea as a separate country. It's just an area where Netflix is not available because of the U.S. embargo.
First another country takes control over the place you live, then the US government bans everyone from letting you participate in global trade. I guess the same thing happened in Cuba.
And why would the US do such a thing? Denying poor crimeans who suffer under brutal Russian occupation these small pleasures of life...
Yeah the way they worded it was awkward but equally awkward would be "and the area of Ukraine known as Crimea"