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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.

Russian politicians slam Ukrainian defense minister after ‘unsubstantiated’ claims Crimea will be used to house Moscow's nukes
Russia is preparing Crimea for the potential storage of nuclear weapons, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrey Taran. He claimed that troops based in the region may "undertake substantive military provocations" this year.
Apr 15, 2021 13:42
Russia & Former Soviet Union
US should stay clear of Crimea & Black Sea ‘for its own good,’ says Moscow's deputy FM, as American warships move closer to Russia
Any US presence in the Black Sea is a provocation, and Washington should keep away from the area. That's according to a senior Russian diplomat, speaking after Turkey revealed that two US warships would soon arrive in the region.
Apr 13, 2021 18:20
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Ukraine’s NATO fantasy is a suicide pill in disguise; military action by the alliance against pro-Russian forces would be crushed
Ukraine's President Zelensky hopes that NATO will assist Kiev in forcefully expelling Russia from Crimea and re-taking control of the breakaway Donbass. This dangerous fiction could lead to the destruction of his troubled country.
Apr 8, 2021 13:26
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Court in British Virgin Islands bars Ukrainian shipping firm from hiding assets from Russia's VEB.RF in bank expropriation dispute
The Supreme Court of the British Virgin Islands has sided with Russia’s VEB.RF state corporation in its dispute with a firm linked to the Ukrainian government over the illegal expropriation of the Russian Prominvestbank by Kiev.
Mar 31, 2021 20:03
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Wanna sell parmesan to Russia? First, you’ve gotta recognize Crimea, country's chief cheesemaker tells Italian ambassador
Italy must recognize Crimea as Russia if it wants to be allowed to export parmesan into the country. That's according to the head of the Cheese Industry Union, who responded to Rome's plea to Moscow for a change in the law.
Mar 29, 2021 15:57
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Russia's Crimea expects record number of visitors with other tourist destinations closed due to coronavirus restrictions
The number of tourists visiting Russia’s Crimea in 2021 is projected to reach at least eight million people, according to the region’s State Council’s Chairman of the Committee for Tourism, Resorts and Sports Alexey Chernyak.
Mar 23, 2021 14:59
Business News