Contents tagged with crimea
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Kuban truckers rebelled and blocked a road leading to a ferry to the Crimea
In the Krasnodar Krai of Russia, long-distance truck drivers blocked the road leading to a car ferry to the annexed Crimea, as was reported by the Crimean media on the evening of February 16th.
The Crimea-inform website, a mouthpiece for the Crimean government, reports, citing a witness to the incident, that the trucks blocked traffic near the village of Ilyich. The truckers are protesting the long wait time for the ferry to the Crimea.
"Using their trucks, drivers completely blocked the road …
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According to ex-Duma Deputy, Surkov was against the annexation of the Crimea
Vladislav Surkov, a personal advisor to the Russian President, was against the annexation of the Crimea.
Former deputy of the State Duma (MP) Denis Voronenkov, who has received Ukrainian citizenship, made the declaration, according to Hromadske.TV.
"The decision to pursue annexation was made by one man. All normal people were against it, including his inner circle," said Voronenkov.
In response to a follow-up question posed by a journalist, who asked whether Vladislav Surkov had been against …
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Peskov denies contacts between Russian intelligence and Trump campaign team
The Press Secretary for the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Vladimir Putin didn’t discuss the Crimean issue during a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, RIA Novosti reported. “No, the Crimean issue wasn’t raised,” Peskov told journalists in response to the question.
“We have said everything we want to say about the results of the telephone conversation that you mentioned,” the Press Secretary added. “As for the return of the Crimea, this …
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Moscow responds to US statements on the Crimea
Commenting on the White House's statements on the Crimea, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that Moscow “will not give back her own territories”.
“We will not give back our own territories. The Crimea is the territory of the Russian Federation. That’s all,” Zakharova stated.
She also remarked that bilateral relations between Russia and America “were brought to an impasse by the previous US administration, which they need to be brought out of”.
“The Obama administration was in power …
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Dzhemilev said he talked with Putin before the annexation of the Crimea
People's Deputy and Commissioner of the President of Ukraine on the Affairs of Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of "referendum" and Putin was trying to persuade him to cooperate. He revealed this information in an interview with Apostrophe news portal.
Dzhemilev commented on media reports that Russian authorities made an offer to lead the "government of the Crimea" to many well-known Crimean politicians.
"No, there was bribery of a …
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Two U.S aircrafts performed aerial reconnaissance mission over the Baltic and near the Crimea
Two U.S military aircraft performed reconnaissance flights near the Russian border in the southern Baltic and near the Crimea, Interfax reported with a reference to Western websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
It is reported that an RC-135W strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force that took off from Mildenhall airbase in the United Kingdom circled along the southern border of the Kaliningrad region, in Polish airspace. In addition, a U.S. spy satellite flew …
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Media: Russia will put Crimean air defense systems on high combat alert
The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Viktor Ozerov, stated that Russia will put the air defense systems of the Crimea on high combat alert during the Ukrainian missile firing exercises, RIA Novosti reported. “All our intelligence and air defense systems will be put on high combat alert in order to avoid any missiles accidentally hitting our territory,” Ozerov said.
According to him, Russia does not consider these firing exercises as a threat because the …
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Russia's newly-formed 22nd Army Corps begins combat training in the Crimea
The Russian military has created the 22nd Army Corps of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and the new corps has begun combat training in the Crimea, the commander of the Southern Military District of Russia, Colonel-General Aleksandr Dvornikov, stated.
"At present, the 150th Motorized Rifle Division in the Rostov region, the 42nd motorized rifle division in the Chechen Republic, and the 22nd Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea were formed and began combat training. Also a squadron of Ka- …
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Ukrainian military to hold exercises in Kherson region near the Crimea
At a press briefing on February 10th, the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Colonel Dmytro Gutsulyak, said that the Ukrainian military will conduct exercises in the Kherson region, which borders with the Crimea.
According to Gutsulyak, Ukrainian military units, armed with SAM Buk-M1 missiles, will conduct firing exercises at the Yahorlyk training site in the Kherson region.
On a similar note, during the multinational exercise, called Saber Guardian-2017, at the Shabla training …
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Ministry of Justice: Yanukovych knew about plans to annex the Crimea ahead of time
Russia began to actively prepare for the occupation of the Crimea in 2013 and former President, Victor Yanukovych, knew about it, as was stated at a briefing by the Minister of Justice, Pavlo Petrenko, LIGA.net reports.
"We clearly identified and provided documents in the form of written evidence to the European Court for Human Rights which indicate that an active preparation phase for the occupation of the Crimea began in 2013. We also understand that such plans were prepared earlier. We …