Turkey’s refusal to recognize Crimean Peninsula as Russian is now main thorn in side of partnership between two nations – Kremlin — RT

 Despite blossoming ties between Moscow and Ankara, relations now risk being derailed by Turkey’s decision to back Ukraine’s claims over the status of Crimea, after the country sent its top diplomat to Kiev in a show of support.

Turkish Foreign Minister To Attend Crimea Platform Summit In Kiev - Ankara - UrduPoint

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in the Crimea Platform summit in Kiev, the ministry said on Sunday.

Borrell al Parlamento Ue: "La crisi afghana è una catastrofe, la peggiore dopo quella della Crimea"

 

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Sergey Shoigu: Crimea ‘Always Has Been’, ‘Always Will be’ Russian Land - FARS

(FNA)- Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula's return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time".

The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory — RT

 If all are equal before international law, it’s clear some are more equal than others. That much is plain from the fact Washington is driving condemnation of Russia’s reabsorption of Crimea, while defending Israel’s occupations.

ECHR Says Registered Russias Complaint Against Ukraine - UrduPoint

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has registered Russia's first interstate complaint against Ukraine, the court's communique says.

Russian Embassy in the US: West's Attempts to Test Black Sea Borders 'Doomed to Failure' - Sputnik International

Russia is warning Western allies that nothing good will come out of provocations in the Black Sea as any attempts to test Moscow’s willingness to defend its borders are “doomed to failure,” Russia's Embassy in Washington told Newsweek.

US Orders Amphibious Assault Ship into Black Sea After Moscow Warns Tensions Escalating Dangerously in Waters Off Coast of Russia - FARS

(FNA)- American sailors at the helm of a naval landing vessel have charted course for the Black Sea to take part in wargames alongside other NATO forces, the US Sixth Fleet has announced on Thursday, amid fears of conflict in the region.

Ucrania y EE.UU. realizan simulacros cerca de las fronteras de Rusia

 

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US Navy Dismisses Media Reports About USS Ross Destroyer Sailing Toward Crimea - UrduPoint

The US Navy on Wednesday denied media reports suggesting that the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross deployed in the Black Sea for NATO's Sea Breeze-2021 drills is heading toward Crimea.

Russia could DROP BOMBS on foreign ships that ignore coast guard’s warnings & cross into country’s territorial waters, Moscow says — RT

 One day after a British destroyer violated the Russian naval border, the country’s deputy foreign minister has warned that Moscow is reserving the right to use force against foreign warships that cross into its territorial waters.

Britain Makes Deal to Supply Warships, Build Naval Bases for Ukraine as NATO Prepares to Conduct Black Sea War Games with Kiev - FARS

 (FNA)- Ukraine announced that it will be expanding its already extensive naval cooperation with Britain, with the two countries signing a joint memorandum which will see the UK design and construct ships and bases for Kiev.

Putin: US Organized State Coup in Ukraine in 2014 - FARS

(FNA)- The state coup in Ukraine in 2014 that split the country and prompted Crimea’s withdrawal was organized by the United States and only tentatively supported by European states, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an article, Being Open, Despite the Past, published on the Kremlin’s website and in the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit on Tuesday.

La UEFA pide a la selección de Ucrania que retire un eslogan "político" de su camiseta

 

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Russian troops hold large-scale military drills in Crimea

 

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Putin warns foreign powers against crossing Russia’s ‘red lines’ | Al Jazeera

As a rift between Russia and the West widens, President Vladimir Putin has used his annual state-of-the-nation speech to warn that Moscow is prepared to respond harshly to any foreign provocations.

Russia bans flights over parts of Crimea, Black Sea - AA

Russia temporarily restricted flights of aviation over parts of Crimea and the Black Sea, according to a notice to airmen (NOTAM).

NATO Urges Russia to Allow Access to Ukrainian Ports on Sea of ​​Azov - FARS

(FNA)- NATO is concerned about Russia's plans to restrict access to a number of areas of the Black Sea, calls for free access to Ukrainian ports on the Sea of ​​Azov, as well as freedom of navigation, NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu stated on Friday.

Russia to close parts of Black Sea, Kerch Strait for 6 months | Daily Sabah

Russia will restrict the sailing of foreign military and official ships in parts of the Black Sea until October, a Russian news agency reported on Friday, in a move that is likely to further exacerbate tensions with Ukraine and its western allies.

US warships set sail for Black Sea amid stand-off with Russia over military conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Turkish diplomats report — RT

 American sailors have set course for the Black Sea, off the south coast of Russia, in a move widely seen as a show of support for Ukraine, where fighting between Kiev’s forces and separatist militias has worsened in recent weeks.