Section: Crimea Crisis

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea
      Dec17

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea

      The Federal Agency for Nationalities (FAN) of the Russian Federation proposes to introduce a mechanism of strict registration of those who enter the territory of the occupied Crimea from Ukraine, TASS reported citing the agency official. FAN official Andrey Komissarov noted that migration regime in the occupied Crimea should be built, given the...

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests
      Dec16

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov says that Ukraine was ready to counter any Russian provocation during the testing of new Ukrainian missiles near Russia-occupied Crimea, according to Ukrainian news portal Liga.net. He said that had Russia launched missile bombardment of Ukrainian missile...

      EU agrees to extend anti-Russian sanctions for 6 months
      Dec16

      EU agrees to extend anti-Russian sanctions for 6 months

      The leaders of the European Union during a summit December 15 agreed to extend economic sanctions against the Russian Federation for another six months, Reuters tweeted. ”BREAKING: EU leaders agree on extension of economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine for six months: diplomats,” Reuters wrote on Twitter. As reported earlier, the...

      Crimean Tatars face systematic persecution in occupied Crimea – Amnesty International
      Dec15

      Crimean Tatars face systematic persecution in occupied Crimea – Amnesty International

      The Crimean Tatar community has been subjected to systematic persecution by the Russian authorities since the occupation and illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, said Amnesty International in a report tilted ”In the Dark: The Silencing of Dissent, ” which was published on December 15. In the report, Amnesty International looks...

      Russia`s Supreme Court confirms five-year entry ban on leader of the Crimean Tatar people
      Dec14

      Russia`s Supreme Court confirms five-year entry ban on leader of the Crimean Tatar people

      The Russian Supreme Court has confirmed Ukrainian presidential envoy for the Crimean Tatar people and leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Ukrainian MP Mustafa Dzhemilev is refused entry into Russia for five years, according to a lawyer. ”The Supreme Court did not change the ruling passed by the Moscow City Court on a five-year ban on Dzhemilev`s...

      Dutch court rules Scythian gold treasures from Crimea must be returned to Kyiv
      Dec14

      Dutch court rules Scythian gold treasures from Crimea must be returned to Kyiv

      A priceless collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that were on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a judgment likely to anger Moscow, according to Reuters. There was no immediate reaction from Russian officials, but the ruling was likely to...

      Russia provides political kidnappings against Crimean Tatars

      Human rights activists have warned of a worsening campaign of harassment in Crimea against Crimean Tatars, including political arrests, trials and kidnappings, according to The Guardian. Two-and-a-half years after the Russia`s grab of Crimea, Crimean Tatar activists accuse the Russians of trying to scare them into submission, Crimean Tatar...

      Possible swap of Ukrainian prisoners `on agenda` – Kremlin
      Dec12

      Possible swap of Ukrainian prisoners `on agenda` – Kremlin

      Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the possible handover of Ukrainian citizens convicted in Russia is currently on the agenda, though he gave no particular names, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”This issue has been repeatedly discussed during the contacts of working groups, it was mentioned by the Ukrainian side at the Berlin meeting of...

      Human rights activists: 2,200 Ukraine prisoners moved from occupied Crimea to Russia
      Dec10

      Human rights activists: 2,200 Ukraine prisoners moved from occupied Crimea to Russia

      Crimean human rights activists claim at least 2,200 prisoners with Ukrainian citizenship have been relocated from occupied Crimea to Russia since the beginning of the occupation. ”According to expert of the Regional Centre for Human Rights, lawyer Roman Martynovskiy, only for the period of the occupation of Crimea at least 2,200 detained citizens...

      Russia wants to use improving relations with Turkey for ”legalizing” Crimea annexation
      Dec09

      Russia wants to use improving relations with Turkey for ”legalizing” Crimea annexation

      Russia intends to use the improvement of relations with Turkey for ”legalizing” the annexation of Crimea among the Crimean Tatar population, according to the Information Resistance activist group. ”In particular, Russian State Duma MP, Deputy Head of the State Duma Committee on Nationalities Ruslan Balbek has told a number of confidants that one...