Contents tagged with crimea
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Chairman of Ukrainian Parliament: Russia uses the Crimea as a springboard for its actions in Syria
In his speech at the solemn session of the parliament devoted to the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Charter on the distinctive partnership between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Andriy Parubiy, stated that the Crimea has become a springboard for Russia's actions in Syria.
In speaking about the "occupation" of the Crimea, he noted that "the seizure of the peninsula and the possible deployment of nuclear weapons there …
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Expert: Crimea on the verge of withering, Kremlin prepares ultimatum for Ukraine
Russia is experiencing major problems with the water supply to the annexed Crimea. Drought is affecting the agriculture and the industry of the peninsula and the steppe could turn into a lifeless wasteland. In order to resolve this problem, Vladimir Putin may take a radical step – giving Ukraine an ultimatum, writes political columnist Sergey Stelmakh in a blog post for Krym.Realii.
“The Kremlin cannot acknowledge its own failure. Moscow is preparing the information groundwork for a future …
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Kyiv will demand compensation from Russia over Ukraine’s losses due to construction of the Kerch Bridge
Kyiv intends to demand compensation from Moscow for the losses of Ukrainian ports in Mariupol and Berdyansk due to Russia's plans to limit navigation through the Kerch Strait during construction of an arch of the bridge to the Crimea, Deutsche Welle reported with reference to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s response to the news agency’s request.
The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Yuriy Lavrenyuk had announced earlier that Russia’s construction of a bridge across the Kerch …
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Jehovah's Witness follower in the Crimea dies after his trial
67-year-old Dzhanskoy resident Vitaly Arsenyuk, who was charged with illegal missionary activity, died of a heart attack after a local court hearing conducted by peace commissioner Alkhaz Tulpar against him.
The trial took place on June 27; Vitaly Arsenyuk died the same night, reports Krym.Realii.
The man was charged with the crime under part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia (carrying out missionary activity in violation of the requirements of the law). …
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Ukraine arrests two Russian border guards who entered its territory
The court in the Kherson region has arrested two people whom the Ukrainian Border Guard Service has called "lost Russian border guards", Interfax-Ukraine reported.
The representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Oleg Slobodyan, said that the court ruled to arrest them for 15 days.
Ukrainian border guards, with the assistance of Ukrainian army servicemen, detained two people on the night of June 30. According to the State Border Service of Ukraine, at 2:30 they moored by boat to the …
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Italian Foreign Minister: Italy does not recognize Russia's annexation of the Crimea
Angelino Alfano, the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry, said that Italy “did not recognize in any form” the entry of the Crimea into Russia.
On Tuesday, Alfano held a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Pavlo Klimkin, and assured him of the permanency of Italy’s position on the most pressing issues for Ukraine.
The Italian Foreign Minister also stressed that this “clear” position is shared by all EU countries.
“If we recognized this, it would be news. Our position remains the same and …
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Over 1,700 residents of the Crimea were conscripted into the Russian military this year
As of June 23, more nearly two thousand Crimean residents have arrived at the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for military service, Krym.Realii reported with the reference to the data of the Southern Military District of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“The Military Registration and Enlistment Offices of the annexed Crimea have met more than 80% of the goal of springtime conscription into the Russian Army. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation …
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Russia holds military exercises in the Crimea
In the Crimea, at the Angarsk training ground, the Russian military is conducting combat training with artillery units from Russian Black Sea Fleet, as reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“D-30 howitzer artillery crews, Msta-B multiple rocket launchers, and Grad and mortar sub-elements will practice the task of transporting and preparing artillery units for battle as well as fulfilling the standards for gun displacement,” noted in the press service.
The Russian …
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Ukraine voices protest over Putin’s visit to Crimea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a letter of protest to Russia in connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the annexed Crimean peninsula, as reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
"The Foreign Ministry expresses its strong protest in connection with another visit on June 24, 2017 of the Russian delegation led by Putin to the territory of Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which …
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43 elite apartments belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoyskyi to be auctioned in Crimea
The Kremlin-controlled Crimean parliamentary committee on property and land relations approved the expropriation of 43 new apartments in Yalta which were previously nationalized by Russia as the property of the Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi.
There are plans to auction the real estate, starting at a price of 55,000 rubles ($922 USD) per square meter.
“The expropriation will be realized through an open auction with participants and proposals being received. The adoption of the decision …