Contents tagged with crimea
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Berlin: German position regarding Crimea has not changed
The German government affirms that it has not changed its stance regarding Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, German State Spokesperson Ulrike Demmer announced, as reported by Bild.
According to her, the position voiced by the German liberals’ leader Christian Lindner regarding Crimea does not equate to the German government’s position.
According to Demmer, the position of the Federal Government of Germany on Crimea, as in the EU as a whole, has not changed, and is clear and coherent.
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Expert: The Kerch Strait Bridge under construction by Russia can collapse any time
The construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge between the Russian Taman peninsula and the annexed Crimea causes serious concerns, as stated by ecologist, Olexandr Sokolenko.
The expert said that even in Soviet times no one built a bridge there because of the peculiar landscape of the sea bottom, which can cause the bridge to collapse.
"No wonder that in the days of the war the fascists were unable to build it. Nobody took up this project in Soviet times, because there is a very complex geology …
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Russia introduces a schedule of power outages in Crimea
Russia introduced temporary power outage schedule for the southern coast of Crimea as a result of the maximum load on the Simferopol – Yalta power lines being exceeded, as stated by the Ministry of Energy of Russia, according to Interfax.
"On August 6th, at 10:33 Moscow time, an order was issued to introduce timetables for the temporary shutdown of consumption in the amount of 8 MW (...) in the power sector for the south coast of Crimea. The reason for this is the exceeding of the permissible …
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Media: Dachas being demolished in Crimea to build road access for Kerch Bridge
In Kerch, in the territory of the garden non-profit partnership "Zaliv", the demolition of dacha sections owned by members of the cooperative has begun, reported the local newspaper Kerch.FM, citing members of the cooperative.
Summer residents report that the heavy equipment that is razing their lots to the ground has already been working for a week. These lots are located on territory along which will run future automotive access ways to the Kerch Bridge, which is currently under construction. …
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Human rights advocates demand sanctions to be imposed on those responsible for prosecution of Ukrainian activist Balukh
The Crimean Human Rights Group considers the case against Vododymyr Balukh to be fabricated, and has demanded that FSB officers and all those involved in the case to be included in sanctions lists.
A representative of the organization, Volodymyr Chekrygin, stated this during an interview with Radio Liberty.
"And now, I would like to note that in the case of Volodymyr Balukh, we insist that all persons involved in the case are included in the sanctions lists; all, not only the FSB and court …
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The leader of Free Democratic Party of Germany urges lawmakers to turn a blind eye to the annexation of the Crimea
The chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), Christian Lindner spoke in favour of Berlin adjusting its direction of politics with Russia.
"Security and prosperity in Europe depend, in particular, on relations with Moscow," he said in an interview with Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.
“Western countries should make an offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which would allow him to change his policy without losing his credibility,” Lindner said. "Talking about this …
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Ukraine’s Minister of Justice: those involved in the construction of the Kerch Bridge will be subject to sanctions
The Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrenko, said in an interview with the Oglyadach TV program on that “all those involved in the construction of the Kerch Bridge may be subject to international sanctions and this will be a “clear signal.”
“Not a single self-respecting international company will ever put a bolt or nut in it[ the bridge], because they run the risk of losing its business in the EU, the US, and Japan, and in those countries that have joined sanctions against Russia …
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Ukraine threatens German band Scooter with criminal punishment over their visit to Crimea
Musicians from the German band, Scooter, face eight years in prison in Ukraine for visiting the Crimea, as reported on Friday by Hromadske, citing the Prosecutor's Office of the Crimea, located in Kyiv.
According to the radio station, the Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case under the Article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Violation of the order of entry and exit into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine," which provides for imprisonment for up to eight years. Information …
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Ukraine condemns the sentence of Ukrainian activist Balukh in the annexed Crimea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA) voiced their protest to the “sentencing” by the Razdolnenskiy “District Court” in the annexed Crimea of Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh, Ukrainian MFA press service reports.
“Having condemned the Ukrainian under a fabricated pretext during an almost four year imprisonment solely for his civil position and peaceful resistance to the illegal annexation of his native land, Russia once again demonstrated to the world its cynical disregard for …
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Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Prime Minister of Russia Medvedev's visit to Crimea
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has expressed strong protest in connection with the latest visit by a Russian delegation to the temporarily Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine. The delegation, headed by the Prime Minister of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on August 4, 2017, was not coordinated with Ukraine,” the statement on the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reads.
The statement emphasizes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …