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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.
- Long-awaited train traffic opens on Crimea Bridge as Putin becomes first passenger (VIDEO)President Putin has opened railway traffic on the 19-km-long Crimea Bridge, which connects the peninsula with mainland Russia and is the longest in Europe. He called the bridge "a beauty" as he took a ride in the driver's cabin.Dec 23, 2019 15:07Russia News
- Russia’s Crimea welcomes record number of tourists in post-Soviet era
More than 7 million people have spent their vacations in Crimea so far this year, Deputy Chairman of Crimea’s Council of Ministers and Permanent Presidential Envoy Georgy Muradov said, setting a post-Soviet record.Dec 8, 2019 17:53Business News - ‘30 BEARS to be killed’ as Europe’s largest safari park closes in Crimea, owner warnsA Crimean court has closed the Taigan Safari Park for 30 days following a complaint that expired feed was being given to animals. In a raging media battle, the owner warned that the ruling will force him to put down 30 bears.Dec 7, 2019 22:59Russia News
- Syria to get 5,000 tons of grain from Russia’s CrimeaThousands of tons of Russian grain will be delivered to Syria next year, according to the head of the Crimean region Yuri Gotsanyuk. Exports from the Russia's Black Sea peninsula to the war-ravaged country started two years ago.Nov 19, 2019 14:47Business News
- Moscow releases Ukrainian Navy boats seized during ‘violation’ of Russian territorial waters near Crimea in 2018Three Ukrainian military boats seized by the Russian border guards during an attempt to illegally pass through the Kerch Strait last year have been returned to Kiev, Moscow has announced.Nov 18, 2019 10:27World News
- Crimean amateur astronomer finds ANOTHER comet, after helping NASA find alien water on interstellar visitorNot content with leading NASA to detect water from an alien star system on board an interstellar visitor, Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov has discovered another comet.Nov 14, 2019 14:37World News
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