Crimea – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Crimea – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Russia Says Video Shows Tanks, Military Equipment Leaving Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-says-video-shows-tanks-military-equipment-leaving-crimea/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-says-video-shows-tanks-military-equipment-leaving-crimea/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:30:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318695 Russia’s defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases. Moscow announced a partial pullback of forces from near Ukraine on Tuesday. The move was met with [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-says-video-shows-tanks-military-equipment-leaving-crimea/feed/ 0 Russian bombers and fighter jets sighted in Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/russian-bombers-and-fighter-jets-sighted-in-crimea/ Sun, 04 May 2014 14:43:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40298 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…

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]]> Crimea’s two Ukrainian Premier League football clubs face dilemma over allegiance https://www.theinfostride.com/crimeas-two-ukrainian-premier-league-football-clubs-face-dilemma-over-allegiance/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:11:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36131 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…

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]]> Reporters and activists in Crimea still defy Moscow https://www.theinfostride.com/reporters-and-activists-in-crimea-still-defy-moscow/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:54:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=34096 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…

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]]> World’s longest trolleybus route rolls on in Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/worlds-longest-trolleybus-route-rolls-on-in-crimea/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:09:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33354 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…

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]]> McDonald temporarily closes its Crimea branches https://www.theinfostride.com/mcdonald-temporarily-closes-its-crimea-branches/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:56:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33131 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 "…

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]]> NATO suspends cooperation with Russia, sees no troop pullback https://www.theinfostride.com/nato-suspends-cooperation-with-russia-sees-no-troop-pullback/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32396 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…

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]]> Tatar minority seeks autonomy in Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/tatar-minority-seeks-autonomy-in-crimea/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:43:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31733 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…

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]]> Russia to create its own national payment system, Ptuin says https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-to-create-its-own-national-payment-system-ptuin-says/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:29:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31225 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…

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]]> London’s FTSE drops at open https://www.theinfostride.com/londons-ftse-drops-at-open/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:37:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=31193 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…

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]]> Ukrainians urge unity after Russia storms Crimea base https://www.theinfostride.com/ukrainians-urge-unity-after-russia-storms-crimea-base/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:59:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30295 Kiev braced for a unity rally on Sunday after elite Russian forces stormed one of Ukraine's last Crimean bases in a march that has defied both sanctions and global isolation. Saturday's takeover involving machinegun fire into the air and stun grenades…

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]]> Tensions boost patriotism in Ukraine’s Odessa https://www.theinfostride.com/tensions-boost-patriotism-in-ukraines-odessa/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:51:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30280 Ukrainian flags flutter over a gathering atop famed stairs that drop down to the Black Sea in the mainly Russian-speaking western port of Odessa, where separatist tensions have bolstered patriotism. Since Russian forces took control last month of Crimea…

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]]> Russia probes journalist over Crimea joke https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-probes-journalist-over-crimea-joke/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:23:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29699 Russian prosecutors on Thursday were investigating a journalist who jokingly appealed to President Vladimir Putin to send troops to his region of Vologda to liberate its population from corrupt officials. In a witty appeal posted on Facebook this month…

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]]> West, Russia issue tit-for-tat sanctions over Crimea crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/west-russia-issue-tit-for-tat-sanctions-over-crimea-crisis/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:51:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29687 US President Barack Obama announced a new round of punitive measures for Moscow's annexation of Crimea on Thursday as Europe's leaders also readied to hit back at Russia with fresh sanctions. But in Moscow, where the lower house of parliament rubber…

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]]> France delays decision on warships sale to Russia https://www.theinfostride.com/france-delays-decision-on-warships-sale-to-russia/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:31:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29633 France on Thursday resisted pressure to suspend the controversial sale of two Mistral warships to Russia over the Crimea crisis, insisting it would not make any decision before October. "The delivery of the first boat is due in October, so the question…

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]]> Russia hit by ‘real economic pain’ over Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-hit-by-real-economic-pain-over-crimea/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:04:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29600 Russia's intervention in Crimea has cost it "real economic pain," the United States said Wednesday as it readied a new slew of sanctions to punish Moscow for taking over Ukraine's southern peninsula. "The question at this point is not if we will do…

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]]> Parties and gunfire in separatist Crimea https://www.theinfostride.com/parties-and-gunfire-in-separatist-crimea/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:15:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29379 Gunfire rang out in Crimea's main city of Simferopol on Tuesday, even as hundreds partied on the central Lenin Square to celebrate an agreement to incorporate their Black Sea peninsula into Russia. Two people were reported killed and two injured in…

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]]> Putin signs decree recognising Crimea as independent state https://www.theinfostride.com/putin-signs-decree-recognising-crimea-as-independent-state/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:20:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29204 President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree formally recognising Crimea as an independent state following its vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, news agencies quoted a Kremlin statement as saying. Russian news agencies quoted the decree…

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]]> US, Europe sanction Russians after Crimea vote https://www.theinfostride.com/us-europe-sanction-russians-after-crimea-vote/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:03:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29179 The United States and Europe targeted Vladimir Putin's inner circle on Monday, slapping sanctions on senior officials to pressure the Kremlin to abandon moves to annex Crimea. The move came after the breakaway Ukrainian region voted to join Russia,…

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]]> Kerry arrives in London for last-ditch Ukraine talks https://www.theinfostride.com/kerry-arrives-in-london-for-last-ditch-ukraine-talks/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:45:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28477 Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in London Friday on an 11th-hour mission to head off a possible Russian annexation of Crimea on the heels of a breakaway vote by the Ukrainian region. With the clock ticking down to Crimea's Sunday referendum, Kerry…

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