• Russia loses second fighter jet from Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier

    A Russian Su-33 aircraft from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The crash happened at the time of landing and was caused by a breakage in the cable of the arresting gear. The plane rolled beyond the deck and fell into the sea.

    “After completing the mission over the skies of Syria, while landing on Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, as a result of the cable breakage in the arresting gear, an Su-33 …

  • Russia says it will stop broadcasting Ukrainian media in the Crimea

    According to Russia's RIA Novosti news service, authorities of the annexed Crimea stated that broadcasting of Ukrainian media to the territory of the peninsula will be stopped as it does not comply with Russian legislation. The statement was made by the Minister of Information of the Crimea, Dmitry Polonsky.

    According to him, broadcasting to the Crimea will not be allowed because of "the lack of legal grounds".

    "We have enough technical means to stop the broadcasts that are prohibited by …

  • Turkey to help Ukraine set up radio and TV broadcasting in the Crimea

    Turkey approved the frequencies for the Ukrainian TV and radio broadcasts which will be carried out from Henichesk district of Kherson region to the Crimea via a new telecommunication tower located near the Chonhar checkpoint at the administrative border of the Crimea, as reported by Ukrinform news agency.

    "I want to say that Turkey is among the countries that have coordinated the approval of these frequencies and that it approved them too. They became our partner with regards to this issue," …

  • Erdogan proposes making trade payments with Russia in national currencies

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Saturday that Ankara proposed making trade payments with Russia in national currencies.

    “I proposed to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin to make our trade in our national currencies. I will pay in rubles for everything I buy from you and you will pay in Turkish liras for everything you buy from me,” Erdoğan said, speaking at the opening ceremony of a shopping mall in Istanbul.

    Erdoğan added that Turkey also proposed a …

  • Ukraine appeals to Interpol over exhibition of Scythian gold in Amsterdam museum

    Ukraine sent an appeal to Interpol regarding an exhibition of Scythian gold in Amsterdam that Kyiv insists is Ukrainian property, as reported by the Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office of the Crimea.

    "The Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea carries out… a pre-trial investigation into criminal proceedings based on Allard Pierson Museum of the University of Amsterdam’s refusal to return the museum exhibits of the ‘Crimea – the Golden Island in the Black Sea’ exhibition, which are …