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.
- Russian serviceman working in Crimea arrested for HIGH TREASON, accused of spying for Ukraine
A serviceman from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has been arrested by the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of working for Ukrainian military intelligence.Jul 30, 2020 17:54Russia News - Putin promises unrivalled tech & weapons for Russian military as Navy Day marked with showcase parades (PHOTOS, VIDEO)From Kamchatka in the east to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad in the west, the Russian Navy put the finest of its sea power on display on Sunday, with warships sailing by and mock naval assaults played out in front of onlookers.Jul 26, 2020 11:42Russia News
- ‘It can’t come close to happening again’: Biden tells Poroshenko in alleged 2016 call on Ukrainian sabotage operations in CrimeaPetro Poroshenko acknowledged that Ukraine carried out a sabotage operation in Crimea but promised it would never happen again, in what appears to be a 2016 phone call with the then-US Vice President Joe Biden.Jul 9, 2020 15:52World News
- Amazon fined by US government after Crimeans trick automatic sanction screening to get packages deliveredThe US Treasury Department has fined Amazon $134,523 for violating sanctions related to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula reabsorbed by Russia in 2014.Jul 9, 2020 14:43Russia News
- Russia launches railway cargo traffic across Crimean Bridge (PHOTOS, VIDEO)Freight trains crossed the Crimean Bridge for the first time on Tuesday, marking the official launch of regular freight rail service along the 19-km link connecting the peninsula with mainland Russia.Jul 1, 2020 06:04Business News
- Terrorist attack thwarted at marketplace in Crimean capital – FSBRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said it prevented a terrorist attack at a marketplace in Simferopol, the capital of Crimea. Five suspected Russian nationals who maintained contacts with Ukrainian radical forces were detained, the...Jun 10, 2020 12:29Newsline
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