Crimea news
Get the latest news from RT on Crimea, including breaking news, sports, weather, and travel. Crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Get information and news on its geography and history. It is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has controlled Crimea since 2014, yet many UN members claim it is Ukrainian territory. Crimea became a subject of the Russian Federation as a result of a referendum held by the Russian authorities, in which a majority of Crimean citizens voted to join Russia. This happened amid unrest and the unstable situation in Ukraine. Get articles and news on the crisis in Ukraine and the process of Crimea becoming part of the Russian Federation. The Russian fleet has been located there since 1783. Read news on the history of Russian military deployment in Crimea. Since Crimea became part of Russia, it has been rapidly developed by the Russian authorities. The Russian government implemented a project to build the longest bridge in Europe - the Kerch Strait Bridge - connecting Crimea with mainland Russia. It was opened on May 15, 2018. Get news and details on RT about the Kerch Strait Bridge project and its opening.
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Moscow is set to start building a new cutting-edge radar station in Crimea in place of a deprecated Soviet-era one. The facility will significantly boost Russia’s capabilities in detecting and tracking missiles and other objects.Russia News - Ukraine security chief admits intel agents were on board Navy ships during Kerch standoff
Ukrainian Navy ships which entered Russian waters off Crimea’s shores had counterintelligence officers on board, Kiev’s security service confirmed.World News - Kerch Strait standoff: Ukrainian Navy consciously ignored orders to stop, FSB says
Ukrainian sailors, interviewed by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) after the standoff near the Crimean coast in the Kerch Starit, admitted on camera in detention that they deliberately violated Russian borders.World News - Atlantic Council fellow says US should send ships to Azov Sea (illegally) after Kerch standoff
A senior fellow at the pro-NATO Atlantic Council has said the US should send naval ships into the Sea of Azov to guarantee it stays open after a skirmish between Russian and Ukrainian ships. Only problem is, that would be illegal.World News - Free press? Radio Liberty asks Kiev minister for permission to use RUSSIAN video of Kerch standoff
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has gone to great lengths to ensure using a Russian video of the Kerch Strait standoff was OK with Kiev, asking none other than the Ukrainian Interior Minister for permission.World News
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