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EU sanctions against Crimea extended
On Friday, the EU Council extended sanctions against the Crimea, according to a report released by the Council.
The sanctions, which were due to expire next Thursday, are now set to expire on June 17th, 2017.
The sanctions include a ban on exporting EU goods to the Crimea as well as investing in the Peninsula and operating tourist services.
It is expected that sanctions against Russia will be extended for its annexation of the Crimea and its role in the war in eastern Ukraine.
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The Russian military is forming a new division near the border with Ukraine
The Russian Federation is forming a new motorized rifle division in Rostov on the border with the Donbas region of Ukraine, Interfax reported.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that construction is complete of “one of the most modern” military bases to house the 150th Motorized Rifle Division.
"Combat training of personnel will begin at the site in a few months. There it will be possible to perform a large range of practical exercises with military technology, and to engage in tactical …
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Media: Yanukovych's wife has opened high-end grocery store in Sevastopol
Lyudmila Yanukovych, the wife of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, has opened an elite foodstuff shop called Mercury in Sevastopol, as reported to The Objective news outlet by a customer.
The portal notes that in this supermarket, anyone can buy products prohibited by sanctions. The store's website announces that customers are offered "delicacies from different countries" and "own-brand products of its own manufacture."
According to the portal, Lyudmila Yanukovych lives in …
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NATO: Russia continues to militarize the Crimea
According to the results of a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia continues to support separatists in eastern Ukraine despite the warnings from NATO. He also noted that Russia continues the militarization of the illegally annexed Crimea, Radio Svoboda reports.
"Russia continues to increase its military power in Crimea, which is part of Ukraine. This is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," Stoltenberg …
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Bellingcat unveils new evidence of Russian military presence in Ukraine
The Google Earth search engine unveiled satellite images that show the situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine on August 26, 2014, during the peak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
These satellite images show the deployment of Russian military vehicles and artillery weaponry, as well as newly laid tracks to Ukraine. The dates of these satellite images coincide with a major surge in Russian activity in Ukraine near the border crossings, including when Russian soldiers were seen in …