Crimea
Putin says no need to escalate Black Sea tensions with NATO, rejects snap drills
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he had rejected a defence ministry proposal to hold snap Black Sea military drills in…
Ukraine to speed up construction of naval base in Sea of Azov – defence minister
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Saturday it would speed up the construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk to prevent what Kyiv calls a gradual attempt…
Russia says it scrambled fighter jet to intercept British spy plane near annexed Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it had scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a British spy plane operating near Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula which Moscow annexed from…
Putin marks Russia’s Unity Day in Crimea, Ukraine protests
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin celebrated Russia's National Unity Day on Thursday with a visit to annexed Crimea, drawing a sharp protest from Ukraine. Speaking in Sevastopol, home to…
Ukraine imposes sanctions on 95 people after Russian vote in annexed Crimea, report says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has imposed sanctions on 95 Ukrainian and Russia citizens in connection with the holding of Russian parliamentary elections in annexed Crimea, Interfax Ukraine…
Ukraine offers healthcare, online schooling to residents in annexed Crimea
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's government on Wednesday approved a series of measures aimed at restoring control over Crimea, including offering medical care and online education classes to schoolchildren living in…
Ukraine to sanction participants in Russian vote in separatist-held area
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine will impose sanctions against dozens of organisers and participants in Russian parliamentary elections taking place in occupied territories in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, a top Ukrainian…
Russia’s Putin accuses EU of ‘discrimination’ against Crimea’s residents -Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told European Council President Charles Michel that the European Union was continuing to discriminate against residents of Crimea, the Kremlin said…
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over annexed Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service on Tuesday accused Ukraine of organising an attack on a gas pipeline in Russian-annexed Crimea, an allegation rejected by Kyiv which said Moscow…
U.S. condemns Russia’s detention of Crimean Tatar leader, 45 others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday strongly condemned what it said was Russia's detention at the weekend of the deputy leader of the main representative body of Crimean…
A Three-Way Cold War
President Biden’s first visit to Europe was intended to recapture the leadership of the democratic world. It did not follow, however, that the new unity of G7 and NATO did…
