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Crimean senator tells Zelensky – return Ukraine to Moscow Time to recall days before it became ‘Europe’s most backward country’

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As the last few hours of 2020 ticked away, Ukraine’s president urged Crimeans to “turn back the clock” and return to rule by Kiev. But one local leader says the troubled country would be better off adopting Russian time instead. … Read More >Crimean senator tells Zelensky – return Ukraine to Moscow Time to recall days before it became ‘Europe’s most backward country’

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Yalta restricts water to just six hours a day as Ukraine’s supply blockade takes its toll on Crimea

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Authorities in Yalta will begin restricting water use to just mornings and evenings, with the peninsula’s supply at critically low levels due to light rains and Kiev’s blockage of a canal to the disputed territory. … Read More >Yalta restricts water to just six hours a day as Ukraine’s supply blockade takes its toll on Crimea

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US & NATO preparing for ‘invasion’ of Crimea, warns local parliamentarian, as US-Russia tensions in Black Sea region soar

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The deputy speaker of the Crimean parliament has sounded the alarm on escalating military activity on Russia’s borders, insisting that those living on the disputed peninsula just want to be left alone. … Read More >US & NATO preparing for ‘invasion’ of Crimea, warns local parliamentarian, as US-Russia tensions in Black Sea region soar

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American missiles capable of striking Crimea fired into Black Sea as risk of confrontation on Russia’s border continues to grow

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The US military has conducted rocket-launch tests as part of NATO exercises, firing from Romania into the strategically vital Black Sea, amid rising tension on Russia’s borders. … Read More >American missiles capable of striking Crimea fired into Black Sea as risk of confrontation on Russia’s border continues to grow

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Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row

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Accusations of human rights violations on the Crimean Peninsula are an invention, according to a leading Russian politician, who has told United Nations representatives to visit the region and see for themselves. … Read More >Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row

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‘It’s unrecognizable’: Booming Crimea better off in Russia as Moscow pours in cash, says ally of Ukrainian President Zelensky

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A Ukrainian lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own ruling party has raised eyebrows in Kiev after arguing that her native Crimean Peninsula has changed for the better since returning to Moscow’s control in 2014. … Read More >‘It’s unrecognizable’: Booming Crimea better off in Russia as Moscow pours in cash, says ally of Ukrainian President Zelensky

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Ukraine threatens sanctions as Nicaragua becomes first nation to open consulate in Crimea since it returned to Russia in 2014

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Ukraine has threatened sanctions against Nicaragua after it became the first country, on Tuesday, to open a consulate in Crimea since the 2014 Maidan. Kiev considers the peninsula to be illegally occupied by Moscow. … Read More >Ukraine threatens sanctions as Nicaragua becomes first nation to open consulate in Crimea since it returned to Russia in 2014