Contents tagged with crimea
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Russia intends to consider the possibility of cryptocurrency payments in the Crimea to secure the anonymity of foreign tourists
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has expressed its readiness to consider the issue of making payments using cryptocurrency in the Republic of Crimea with an aim to attract foreign tourists, as announced on Saturday by Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev on Russia-24 news. He clarified that there were no serious discussions on this question yet.
"To stimulate foreign tourism in the Crimea, and to ensure that people who go there are not persecuted in their homeland for having …
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Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ukraine demands investigation of supply of Siemens turbines to Crimea
Ukraine will demand that the German government and the European Union investigate and punish all perpetrators involved in the delivery of Siemens turbines to power plants in the annexed Crimea, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, wrote in an article for the Evropeiska Pravda.
“The only way out is a frank and public investigation and punishment of all accomplices - legal, political and reputational. This is exactly what Ukraine will demand from Siemens, the German …
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Germany: Scandal with Siemens turbines in Crimea will lead to deterioration of Russian-German relations
The German government has said that Moscow's deception, bringing gas turbines made by the German company Siemens from Russia to the Crimea, despite its prohibition under EU sanctions and in violation of its contracts, will lead to further deterioration of relations between the two countries.
"Such a massive violation of sanctions will again burden German-Russian relations," the spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry told the German publication Bild am Sonntag.
It has been reported that …
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German media: in 2016 Putin promised not to use Siemens turbines in the Crimea
In September 2016, during a meeting in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised then Vice-Chancellor and current German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, that Siemens turbines would not be sent to the Crimea, writes German publication Wirtschaftswoche , citing sources close to Gabriel.
According to this information, in addition to the two politicians, German Ambassador to Russia Rüdiger von Fritsch and representatives of the Russian president also attended the meeting. According to …
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Director of company involved in Siemens turbines scandal fired in Russia
The CEO of Silovye Mashiny, which was involved in a scandal with Siemens turbines, has been fired In Russia.
As reported by Interfax, the Board of Directors of Silovye Mashiny passed a decision July 19 on the early termination of Roman Filippov's powers.
On July 13, Filippov was interrogated in Russia for a criminal case concerning the disclosure of state secrets.
The Board of Directors of PJSC Silovye Mashiny appointed a new CEO after Roman Filipov's resignation. The new CEO is Filippov's …
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Ukraine has simplified the entry procedure into Crimea for lawyers and human rights advocates
On Wednesday, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amended the order of entry to the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and exit from it, which simplified the mechanism for crossing the administrative border for human rights advocates and representatives of independent human rights missions, as reported by the Ministry of Temporary Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The resolution states that in order to cross the administrative border with the temporarily occupied territory, the human …
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Crimean authorities plan to build defensive structures on administrative border with Ukraine
The Kremlin-controlled Crimean government intends to strengthen the defense of the “border” between the annexed peninsula and mainland Ukraine, as stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Igor Mikhailichenko, Krym.Realii reports.
“One of the priorities for Crimea is the creation of defensive structures on the border strip. These measures will make it possible to strengthen the defense on the Russian-Ukrainian portion of the border. Another important matter is the arrangement of the …
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Ukrainian border guards conduct drills close to border with Crimea
The personnel of the operational-combat border commandant of the Berdyansk squad are conducting training close to the border with the Crimea in the Henichesk region of the Kherson province, the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported.
The training of the soldiers is being done in order to improve their mastery of firing various types of weapons. The border guards have also worked on elements of tactical medicine.
Additionally, the fighters were deployed in combat …
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Crimean authorities accused Ukraine of starting a tourist blockade of the peninsula
Kyiv authorities are trying to prevent Ukrainian tourists from visiting Crimean resorts, as stated by the head of the Regional Interethnic Committee of the Crimea, Zaur Smirnov.
"Kyiv has made an attempt to organize a new blockade of the peninsula, this time a tourist one. Our sources among the employees of the State Border Service of Ukraine reported that they had received the order from Kyiv authorities to create artificial obstacles," Smirnov told RIA Novosti. In his opinion, such measures …
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Crimean authorities: More than 15,000 residents of Crimea prohibited from travelling abroad due to ‘debt obligations’
More than 15,000 citizens of the Crimea cannot travel abroad "because of debt obligations," according to the Crimean News citing the so-called Acting Chief Bailiff of the Crimea, Igor Rudakov.
According to him, citizens who are already the subject of court decisions are restricted from travelling abroad.
"This applies to those who are already subject to a court decision, where the amount of debt exceeds 10,000 rubles ($168 USD). At the moment I cannot give an exact number of citizens impacted, …