Contents tagged with crimea
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Crimean Ombudsmen: International observers cannot come to Crimea because they consider the Peninsula as part of Ukraine
The reasons why international observers have not been able to come to the Crimea have been paperwork issues, as well as that their belief that the Crimea is part of Ukrainian territory, assumed Crimean Ombudsmen Ludmila Lubina in an interview with Radio "Sputnik in the Crimea."
“These organizations do not recognize the Crimea as Russia and when coming to our territory they ask for permission from Ukraine. Ukraine gives these permissions, but they are filled out in an unclear manner. We declare …
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Swedish Foreign Ministry: Sanctions on Russia will not be lifted until the Crimea is returned to Ukraine
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Margot Wallström, stated in an interview with Dozhd that European sanctions imposed against Russia will be maintained as long as the Crimea remains under Russian control.
“Our sanctions, the decision on which was made by the European Union, were imposed due to the events that took place in the Crimea… The territory was illegally taken from another European country. This is prohibited by the European security policy,” Wallström said.
“Our sanctions …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Justice: Ukraine lost $100 billion due to the annexation of the Crimea
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has assessed the damage done to Ukraine as a result of the annexation of the Crimea to be at USD 100 billion, as stated by the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrenko, in an interview with Liga.net.
“We have made a preliminary assessment of damages to Ukraine based only on the annexation of the Crimea to be approximately USD 100 billion. This amount will be detailed further during the decision-making stage,” the Minister said. However, according to him, …
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Lithuania will seek to maintain sanctions against Russia until it leaves the Crimea
Lithuania will seek to maintain all sanctions against Russia until it withdraws from the occupied territories of Ukraine, as stated by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on the occasion of the third anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea.
“Lithuania strongly supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In support of Ukraine, we will continue to implement the non-recognition policy of the illegal annexation of the Crimea that began three years ago,” the …
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Turkey: Disagreements remain with Russia over the Crimea
Turkey is pursuing development of its relationship with Russia, but disagreement on several issues, including the Crimea, remain between the countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said at the Munich conference.
He remarked that the relationship between the two countries had been good before Turkey fighter jets shot down a Russian bomber in November 2015.
“And none of us asked why we had such good relations. After the incident, many countries in NATO and the EU …
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Kasparov: The surrender of the Crimea would be 'suicidal' for Putin
The Russian opposition activist and world chess champion, Garry Kasparov stated in his interview with Voice of America that the surrender of the Crimea would be suicidal for the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
“Regarding the Crimean issue, I think that Trump will fail to return it to Ukraine because the surrender of the Crimea would a suicide for Putin. However, the U.S. has significant opportunities to influence Putin’s fate,” Kasparov said.
Garry Kasparov also added that sanctions …
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Residents of Sevastopol urge Russia to recognize LPR and DPR as independent States
Pro-Russian residents of Sevastopol organized a rally to demand that Russia’s leadership recognize the Donetsk (DPR) and Luhansk (LPR) People’s Republics as independent States and establish trade and economic relations with them. The rally took place on the 18th of February, 2017.
As reported by Krym.Realii, approximately 150 people attended the event. The organizers of the event said that "the vent was attended by ordinary citizens, who gathered at local city forum". People mostly held DPR …
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Peskov denies Surkov was against the annexation of the Crimea
Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov was not opposed to the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation. This was stated by Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, reported Snob.
"It was not known to me that someone was against it," said Peskov.
Earlier in February, former State Duma Deputy Denis Voronenkov, who recently acquired Ukrainian citizenship, said that Surkov was against the idea of annexing Crimea and the decision on it "was taken by one man."
As reported, …
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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 …