Why Crimea Might be Worse Off Under Russian RuleShairbek Juraev
Russian President Vladimir Putin "keeps the situation around Crimea" under control, Peskov said.
Since 2014, the peninsula is under Russian control. Only since 2015 the strongest clubs from the area play at the local regional level, as they are not permitted to play in Russia by either UEFA or FIFA. However, note that Tavrija Simferopol', the 1992 champions of Ukraine, continue to ...
During the 17thcentury, Russia’s frontier expansion brought it to war with the Ottoman Empire. In 1774, the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca was signed, and it ceded the fortresses under Russian control on the Kerch Peninsula and created a Crimean Tartan state that was independent. In 1783, the pe...
Russia initially denied that the unmarked forces who took control in Crimea were Russian, but Putin later admitted they were. In the Sunday documentary, he said he ordered the defense ministry to deploy military intelligence special forces, marines and paratroopers "under the cover of strengthening ...
(which became the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) began a long and bloody campaign to unite the former Russian Empire under the communist banner. Chaos broke out across the country, and in July 1918 the Bolsheviks had the royal family killed to avoid having them serve as a focal...
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Donald Trump has come under fire for his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his ties to the country--and he suggested Sunday that he might recognize Russia's control of Crimea. "You know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where ...
According to experts from the Un/Certainty project, this move by the Russian authorities can be classified as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and it breaches multiple international conventions. Forced choices Imagine you are a Crimean Tatar living with your ...
The town seems relaxed, free of the Russian special forces and local militia that took up position at facilities across Crimea earlier this month, effectively placing it under Russian control. Many locals approve of the operation, and decry recent events in Kiev where a popular uprising unseated ...