– Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said last Friday that Moscow would seek a reimbursement of the $11 billion Russia Moves to Scrap Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine © RIA Novosti. Vasily Batanov 17:20 28/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti)… Read More ›
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Poland evacuates consulate in Crimea: foreign minister
March 08, 2014 03:37 PM WARSAW: Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Saturday Poland had evacuated its consulate in Ukraine’s Crimea due to disturbances by Russian forces. Sikorski said on Twitter: “Because of continuing disturbances by Russian forces there,… Read More ›
Russians sink a boat off Ukraine coast – their own
– the act was intended to prevent Ukrainian navy ships from leaving a nearby base and going to sea. By Sergei L. Loiko 6:56 PM PST, March 5, 2014 YEVPATORIA, Ukraine — An anti-submarine boat may have been the first… Read More ›
Putin: Russian citizens, troops threatened in Ukraine, need armed forces’ protection
Pro-Russian protesters wave Russian flags during a rally in the industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk on March 1, 2014. (AFP Photo/Alexander Khudoteply) Published time: March 01, 2014 12:53 Russian President Vladimir Putin has requested the use of Russian military… Read More ›
Movement of Russian armored vehicles in Crimea fully complies with agreements – Foreign Ministry
Published time: February 28, 2014 13:28 15:29 Russian military vessels are anchored at a navy base in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, February 27, 2014 (Reuters) The movements of the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s armored vehicles… Read More ›
Russian Ships Arrive On Ukraine’s Crimean Coast As Fears Mount Over Russian Invasion In the Region
By Christopher Harress on February 24 2014 5:21 PM Russian ships have allegedly landed in the Crimea ahead of what many experts are calling a military build up to a coup in the Crimea Ukraine Photos – According to… Read More ›
Is Russia plotting to send in the army to annex Crimea? Former Kremlin adviser warns Ukrainian port of Sebastopol could be targeted within the next week
Move would be similar to Nazi Germany’s takeover of Austria Vladimir Putin is sweeping aside Western warnings and preparing troops Dmitry Medvedev said he did recognise new authorities in Kiev Came after unconfirmed claims that ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych… Read More ›
Russian Mediterranean fleet to be expanded to 11 warships
Published time: September 16, 2013 18:23 Edited time: September 17, 2013 03:19 The Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea will be boosted by another military vessel till the end of September, according to the country’s… Read More ›
Russia sends warships to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria ( “a planned rotation.” )
Thursday, 29 August 2013 Russia will “over the next few days” be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday…. Read More ›
Oops! Democrats forced to apologize for using picture of SOVIET warships in tribute to American troops
By Toby Harnden In Washington PUBLISHED:14:31 EST, 12 September 2012| UPDATED:15:53 EST, 12 September 2012 Organisers of the Democratic National Convention have said sorry for using an image of Soviet-era Russian warships as a backdrop for a tribute to veterans… Read More ›