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US Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, warned that the same troops were in a position to take over the separatist Russian-speaking Moldovan province of Transnistria. [431] President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti warned Russia with not attempting to do this to avoid damaging its international status further.
Ukrainian checkpoint at Kalanchak, entering Kherson Oblast from Russian-occupied Crimea.. On 16 March 2014, a referendum status of Crimea was held by Russia, where, according to official Russian data, 96.77% of the inhabitants of the (Autonomous) Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol voted for the reunification of the respective territories with the Russian Federation.
Russia has carried out preventive strikes after what Moscow called a Ukrainian "terrorist attack" that damaged the Crimean Bridge, president Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.. A Russian couple was ...
It also splits control over Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts with Ukraine — with Russia taking the southern portions to create a land bridge connecting the country to Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
The Baltic Times proposed that the West should take Kaliningrad from Russia in exchange for recognizing its claim over Crimea. [20] This proposal was quoted by several scholary articles. [21] [22] [23] Observers also noted that Russia's claim over Crimea weakened its territorial claims elsewhere, particularly over Kaliningrad.
Russia repels 17 drones over Black Sea and Crimea Tuesday 7 November 2023 09:30 , Alexander Butler Moscow has claimed it destroyed and intercepted drones used in a Ukrainian attack on the Black ...
in Russia (light yellow) Location of the Republic of Crimea (Russia) (light yellow) in the Crimean Peninsula Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E / 45.3; 34.4 Federal district Southern Economic region North Caucasus Capture of the Crimean parliament by Russian forces 27 February 2014 Annexation by Russia 18 March 2014 Administrative centre Simferopol Government ...
A decade ago, President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea from Ukraine, a bold land grab that set the stage for Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022. The quick and bloodless seizure of the diamond ...