Contents tagged with crimea
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Russian aircraft near Ukraine's borders have been put on two-minute readiness alert
Russian planes near Ukraine's borders have been brought into a state of a two-minute readiness, as reported to UNIAN by the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to this information, "air defense missiles and radio troops of the Southern Military District combat squads marched into new positions as part of the sudden combat readiness check. Fighter aircraft have also relocated to the operational airfields and have begun combat duty for air defense in the Southern Federal District."
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Media: Crimea awaits a full 'gas blockade'
Forbes Ukraine reports that, according to a statement made by the representative of the Russian Union of Oil and Gas Producers, Rustam Tankan, to the Russian internet newspaper National News Service on July 22, gas will disappear in the Crimea, and a full “gas blockade” could follow.
Tankan expressed his suspicion that the “gas secretly flows from the peninsula to mainland Ukraine.” Therefore, the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Crimea is searching for the hidden flow routes.
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Prices in Crimea continue to rise
Prices for goods and services continue to grow in the Crimea. However, they are still significantly lower compared to the previous two years, as stated by the Natalia Grigor while speaking on Sputnik v Krymu radio. Grigor is the Deputy Head of the administrative unit of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Crimea.
“Of course, the price levels are not like those in 2014-2015, but they continue to grow. Since the beginning of the year we have gotten 0.8% growth. In July we saw some …
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Mejlis urges Crimean Tatars to publicize human rights abuses
The First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, called on the Crimean Tatar community activists and all those who suffered from political repression in the Crimea to maximize the publicity of all human rights violations, in a statement to Krym.Realii.
"On the very first day, when Ilmi Umerov (deputy head of Mejlis) was taken to a psychiatric institution, we immediately began to photograph everything and to report on the conditions here. That is why now, a …
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Russian lawyer of detained Crimean Tatar arrives in the peninsula to secure his release
Mark Feygin, who is the lawyer of the deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Ilmi Umerov, has arrived in the Crimea. The Russian lawyer posted this on his Facebook page.
Feygin said that he is preparing for negotiations with the FSB concerning the release of Umerov from a mental hospital. He is currently undergoing a compulsory court-ordered psychiatric examination.
“I have arrived in the Crimea and together with my colleagues in Umerov’s defense team, we will try from as soon …
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Russian FSB detains manager of company building power bridge to Crimea
The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) has detained the First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System (FGC UES), Valery Goncharov, as reported by the Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta.
According to the edition, the top manager is suspected of serious fraud in the construction of the power bridge to the Crimea. He was detained at a Moscow airport while trying to fly abroad. His place of work and a number of home addresses have …
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Ukrainian businessman's claims against Russia over lost assets in the Crimea reach Hague Arbitration Court
The lawsuits brought by businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi and PrivatBank, LLC, Belbek Airport, Ukrnafta and Stabil, LLC, against the Russian Federation to the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague, have reached the initial stage of hearings on issues of jurisdiction, the press service of the Court reports.
According to the press service, hearings on jurisdictional issues for Ukrnafta and Stabil, LLC took place on 11 July, and on the 12-14th of July for Ihor Kolomoyskyi, PrivatBank and …
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Ukraine's Oschadbank to sue Russia over lost assets in the Crimea
Ukrainian Oschadbank aims to receive indemnification worth more than $1 billion from Russia for the assets in annexed Crimea, the bank’s press service reported.
“On August 26 Oschadbank filed a lawsuit with all the evidence attached. The required compensation includes the cost of the loss of assets, the value of business losses, as well as interest rates that will be charged before the tribunal’s final decision and before the actual acceptance of the payment at the commercial rate determined …
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French Foreign Ministry says its position on the Crimea remains unchanged
A representative from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romain Nadal, stated that the official position of France on the Crimea remains unchanged – the accession of the peninsula was illegal. Nadal noted that attempts by the Russian authorities to legitimize the accession of the Crimea by electing representatives from the peninsula to the Russian State Duma will not change France’s position.
“On the 16th of August, the president of the republic recalled the consistent position of France …
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Kiev urges Ukrainian citizens not to participate in Russian elections in the Crimea
Kiev officials urge Ukrainian citizens in the territory of the annexed Crimea to boycott the elections of deputies to the State Duma of Russia, according to a statement by the press-service of the Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories.
"We call on Ukrainian citizens who are in the territory ofthe occupied Crimea not to participate in the elections to the State Duma of Russia. Such a procedure in the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula is illegitimate and will not be …