Russia’s defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed…
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Several dozen Russian planes including what appeared to be strategic bombers and fighter jets have been spotted in the sky above the Moscow-controlled peninsula of Crimea, witnesses and experts said. According to Russian media, President Vladimir Putin…
Crimea’s two Ukrainian Premier League football clubs have been left facing an unenviable dilemma after the lightning annexation of the Black Sea peninsula by Russia from Ukraine. With Moscow now making every effort to harmonise every aspect of life…
Under mounting pressure from Moscow, a defiant group of pro-Ukrainian activists, journalists and minority representatives in Crimea continue to protest the annexation of the peninsula by Russia. “We know very well that we are being watched,” said Anna…
Almost every day for the past 30 years through Crimea’s turbulent recent history, Natalia Yudenkova has climbed behind the wheel of her number 52 trolleybus. She drives the trolleybus from the peninsula’s main city Simferopol to the Black Sea coastal…
US fast food giant McDonald’s said on Friday it was temporarily shutting its three stores in Crimea following the Ukrainian peninsula’s annexation by Russia. McDonald’s said in a statement posted on its Ukrainian website that the decision was taken “…
NATO said Tuesday it has suspended all cooperation with Russia over the Crimea crisis and questioned Moscow’s claim to have withdrawn troops from near the Ukrainian border, saying it could not confirm any pullback. The Western alliance’s latest statements…
Crimea’s Tatars on Saturday voted to push for self-rule in their historic homeland following its annexation by Russia, but remained torn on how to engage with the new authorities. Ethnic Tatars from all over Crimea convened in the town of Bakhchysaray…
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia should create its own national payment settlement system, in a clear bid to become more independent of the West amid the controversy over Moscow’s seizure of Crimea. “In countries such as Japan and China…
London equities fell at the start of trading on Thursday following losses on Wall Street as traders remain on edge over the Crimea crisis. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 percent to 6,576.05 points in early deals compared with Wednesday’s…