Opening shot of the Second Cold War
sevastopol March 15, 2019 18:48On Saturday, it will be five years since Moscow organized a flash referendum in Crimea about joining Russia, after mysterious 'green males' strategically...
On Saturday, it will be five years since Moscow organized a flash referendum in Crimea about joining Russia, after mysterious 'green males' strategically...
Because of their involvement in organizing the Russian presidential elections on the Russian-annexed Crimea, the European Union has put five new names on the sanction list. The five had managerial duties in the election commissions of Crimea or the city of Sevastopol.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Crimea on Wednesday, the Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Russia in March 2014. Putin visited, among other things, the bridge that is being built between the Crimea and the Russian mainland. The president said he hopes the bridge will be ready next summer, rather than planned.
Russia has stationed new S-400 anti-aircraft missiles in Crimea according to news media from that country. This action is seen as a new step in the increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine over the disputed peninsula.
A Russian diplomat, NATO Wednesday warned not to expand their maritime fleet in the Black Sea. Such a strategy would endanger security in the region and worsen ties with Moscow, said Andrei Kelin.