Contents tagged with crimea
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German schoolchildren invited by Russia visit Crimea
17 German pupils came to annexed Simferopol on March 27 in the evening, RIA Novosti reports. The students arrived to participate in the project "Days of Russian and German children’s public diplomacy in Yalta" where they are scheduled to stay for two days.
During the visit, a cooperation agreement will be signed between the ethnic cultural autonomy of Germans in Yalta, the Yalta School Number 01, the Lingua-mir school of foreign languages and one other organization from Germany.
Pavlo Klimkin, …
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Kyiv: Russia should return Kuban to Ukraine
At a recent briefing, Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan, stated that the Crimean Bridge will connect “Ukrainian Crimea” with “Ukrainian Kuban”, UNN reported.
“From a political point of view, I see that this is a bridge that will connect Ukrainian Crimea and Ukrainian Kuban,” Omelyan said. He stressed that Ukraine’s losses from the construction and commissioning of the Crimean bridge are estimated at “tens of millions of hryvnias.”
In May 2017, Omelyan stated that air …
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Owner of Nord fishing boat detained by Ukraine is asking Russian Foreign Ministry for help
The owner of the Crimean vessel “Nord” detained two days ago by Ukrainian State Border Guards at the Azov Sea sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia pleading for help.
As the Russian news agency Interfax reports, based on a copy of a document it possesses, the owner of the vessel, the Fishing Kolkhoz (communal economy) named after the First of May from the City of Kerch (Crimea), asked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “to help ensure safety of Russian citizens and …
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UNESCO says the situation with historical heritage sites in Crimea has deteriorated
UNESCO has published a report on the situation in the annexed Crimea which shows a deteriorating situation on the peninsula, as reported by the Press Service of Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The document notes gross violations by the Russian authorities in protecting cultural heritage in the Crimea. In January, Ukraine called on UNESCO to take urgent measures to prevent the threat of destruction of the Khan Palace in Bakhchysarai. However, the so-called "restoration works" in the Khan …
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Ukrainian border guards detain a Russian fishing boat in the Sea of Azov
On Sunday, March 25, Ukrainian border guards detained a Russian fishing boat in the Sea of Azov.,as reported on the website of the State Border Service. "Yesterday, in Ukrainian waters, a maritime security ship detained a fishing boat violator under the flag of Russia. There were ten people on board,” the message reads. All ten sailors had Russian passports issued in Kerch.
The "Nord" vessel which was registered in the territory of annexed Crimea was stopped 15 miles away from the Obytichna …
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Ukraine puts air force on high combat readiness as Russian warplanes approach its borders
On Thursday, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine observed provocative actions by Russian Aerospace Forces for the second time in March, as reported on Facebook by the Air Force Command.
“Fighter and bomber aircraft of the aggressor country carried out flights from the Shaikivka, Krymsk and Belbek airfields and closely approached the Ukrainian border, the line of delimitation between the mainland of Ukraine and the Crimea; they came within 40 km of the shoreline of the Black Sea, and …
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Ukraine calls on Germany to ban MPs' visits to Crimea
Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk has called on the Federal Government of Germany to impose a ban on visits by German MPs to the Russia-annexed Crimea, as he posted on his Twitter page.
The said statement was made after another visit to Crimea by a member of the Alternative for Germany faction, Ulrich Oehme.
"Another German political adventurer, Ulrich Oehme, has illegally visited the Russia-annexed Crimea. We call on the Federal Government to finally ban such trips of German …
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Estonia: life in Crimea has deteriorated since its annexation by Russia
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Russia's actions in the Crimea and accused the Russian Federation of violating international law.
In a statement by Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser published on the Ministry’s website, Estonia denounced “serious breaches of international law committed by Russia” against the residents of the Crimea, including “forced conscription of locals into the Russian armed forces, imposed adoption of Russian citizenship, seizure of property, and …
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Russian media: foreign observers arrived in Crimea to monitor Russian Presidential elections
According to the Russian news agency RIA Krym, a group of "observers" arrived in Sevastopol to monitor the the Russian presidential elections in the annexed Crimea. The elections are being held on the day of the annexation of the Crimea by Russia.
"The representatives of Spain, Italy, Denmark, Ukraine, Israel, Sweden and Great Britain met with the head of the Sevastopol election committee Alexey Petukhov, the senator from Sevastopol, Olga Timofeyeva, and the deputy speaker of the local …
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Kyiv prohibits Russians from voting in Ukrainian territory
Kyiv has decided to prohibit Russians, except for diplomats, to vote in Ukraine since Moscow “continuously violates international treaties,” as stated by Member of the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and member of Ukrainian Parliament Anton Herashchenko.
“In the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this decision is consistent with international law. Diplomats’ right to vote is covered by the international convention”, — he noted. Herashchenko added that if Russian citizens …