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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.

ECHR rejects Russian request to impose interim measures against Kiev after Moscow complains about Crimea water & discrimination
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected Russia's request to impose interim measures on Ukraine as part of its complaint against Kiev over a range of issues. Moscow filed a case with the international body on Thursday.
Jul 23, 2021 16:58
Russia & Former Soviet Union
With Covid-19 cases growing rapidly in Crimea, regional head warns that popular peninsula may close down entirely for tourists
Since it was reabsorbed into Russia in 2014, Crimea has become one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations. Now, with Covid-19 infections rising, the local chief has warned that the entire peninsula may shut up shop.
Jul 21, 2021 13:10
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Top Russian lawmaker says ex-Ukrainian President Poroshenko is a ‘dreamer’ over new claim that Kiev will retake Crimea within year
The former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has sparked an explosive war of words with Russian politicians after insisting that Kiev will soon reassert control over the disputed Crimean peninsula, within the coming year.
Jul 20, 2021 14:59
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Football bosses in Ukraine ‘pass law making it mandatory’ for clubs to wear badge containing hugely controversial national slogans
The Ukrainian Premier League has reportedly ruled that all clubs have to wear a badge with the slogans "Glory to Ukraine" and "Glory to the Heroes" on their kits, prompting a Jewish leader to point out its links to World War II.
Jul 17, 2021 09:51
Sport News
WATCH: Dutch navy ship intercepted by jets after turn towards Russian waters, Moscow says – Netherlands blasts ‘dangerous’ flyover
Fighter planes and bomber jets were dispatched to follow a Dutch naval vessel only after it changed direction towards Russian waters, defense officials in Moscow said on Tuesday, amid a growing diplomatic spat over the incident.
Jun 29, 2021 18:26
Russia & Former Soviet Union
‘007 agents aren’t what they used to be’: Russian foreign ministry mocks ‘discovery’ of docs linked to UK navy’s Crimea incursion
Sunday’s emergence of “highly-classified” documents linked to a British warship’s incursion into Russian waters near Crimea, days after it occurred, amounts to a “bunch of lies” to cover it up, Russia’s foreign ministry has said.
Jun 27, 2021 15:39
Russia & Former Soviet Union