The devastating human, economic costs of Crimea’s annexation
3 years, 7 months ago

The devastating human, economic costs of Crimea’s annexation

Al Jazeera  

People in the Peninsula say they are subject to poor social services, dirty water and spiralling prices. “They seriously slowed the development of Russia’s space programme,” Pavel Luzin, a Russia-based analyst for the Jamestown Foundation, a think tank in Washington, DC, told Al Jazeera. “To make people less agitated, has to spend colossal amounts to solve their problems,” Nikolay Poritsky, Crimea’s former minister of housing and communal services under Ukraine, told Al Jazeera. A butcher who lives outside Simferopol, Crimea’s administrative capital, said that after the annexation, he lost access to Ukrainian meat products, and it took him months to find a reliable supplier in southern Russia. “Desalination is the only way out,” Crimea’s pro-Russian head Sergey Aksyonov told the RIA Novosti news agency in December.

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Western leaders face hard choices to help Ukraine resist Putin’s aggression
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Western leaders face hard choices to help Ukraine resist Putin’s aggression

The Independent  

The overwhelming majority of the British people stand with the Ukrainian people in their time of need. As Lord Sedwill says, “That is a huge challenge, but a fraction of the cost we will face if Putin prevails.” Mr Zhorin warns that if Putin senses weakness or, worse, should defeat Ukraine, his Russia “will undoubtedly open its mouth and try …

How Putin’s land grab 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West
9 months ago

How Putin’s land grab 10 years ago led to war with Ukraine and rising tensions with the West

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Analyst Tatiana Stanovaya says Putin feels more confident than …

'Russia must win this war': Trudeau's embarrassing gaffe after Ukraine visit | WATCH
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Russia must win this war': Trudeau's embarrassing gaffe after Ukraine visit | WATCH

India TV News  

Warsaw: Taking a leaf out of US President Joe Biden's book, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an embarrassing public gaffe when he said "Russia must win this war" following a visit to Ukraine, where he is shoring up support as Kyiv struggles to fight Russian troops as the conflict entered into its third year. While addressing a joint news …

The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?
1 year ago

The West has sanctioned Russia’s rich. But is that really punishing Putin and helping Ukraine?

Associated Press  

VERONA, Italy — Sitting on a terrace in Verona as the bells toll at a nearby medieval church, Igor Makarov sips coffee as he describes his life as a billionaire under Western sanctions. While sanctions have made life difficult for the tycoons, “it’s not in the short term benefiting Ukraine,” said Nigel Gould-Davies, a former British ambassador to Belarus and …

Russian-installed Crimea authorities to sell Ukrainian properties
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian-installed Crimea authorities to sell Ukrainian properties

Firstpost  

Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Crimean parliament, said the nationalised properties would be sold “soon” and the authorities had held the first eight auctions for the properties of Ukrainian business figures The authorities imposed by Russia in Crimea said on Saturday that they intended to sell about 100 Ukrainian properties, including one that belonged to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of …

Russian-installed Crimea authorities to sell Ukrainian properties
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian-installed Crimea authorities to sell Ukrainian properties

Firstpost  

Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Crimean parliament, said the nationalised properties would be sold ‘soon’ and the authorities had held the first eight auctions for the properties of Ukrainian business figures Russian-installed authorities in Crimea said on Saturday they planned to sell about 100 Ukrainian properties, including one belonging to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Vladimir Konstantinov, speaker of the Crimean …

The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
1 year, 4 months ago

The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Sevastopol really matters for the Russian fleet and for …

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader says no need for new round of mobilisation – for now – claims Ukraine has suffered ‘catastrophic’ losses in its counteroffensive. Referring to Ukrainian incursions and shelling of Russia’s Belgorod and other border regions, Putin said his military would take moves to stop such attacks, and if Kyiv persists, “We will have to consider creating a sanitary zone …

Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space
2 years, 4 months ago

Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals More Problems in Space

Wired  

Early last week, Russia’s new man helming Roscosmos abruptly announced that the space agency would end its participation in running the International Space Station in as little as two years. Later that week, he clarified that Russia would withdraw from the space station once Roscosmos starts launching modules for a new space station, which he claimed could happen as early …

Ukraine investigates, attacks those who collaborate with Russia
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine investigates, attacks those who collaborate with Russia

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 500 people are being investigated for collaboration, as some are killed in targeted attacks. Saldo claimed Pashchenko used those phrases to demand a hefty ransom from his family – and to edit together an audio recording of Saldo’s “confession” to collaborating with Russia. “A collaborator’s set: a mandatory government job in the past, local connections, interests in local businesses, …

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Putin warns of energy crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Putin warns of energy crisis

Al Jazeera  

Russia-Ukraine news from July 8: Putin says sanctions could have catastrophic consequences” on the global energy market. 8 Jul 2022 - 19:07 GMT Sanctions ‘catastrophic’ for energy market: Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of possible “catastrophic consequences” of Western sanctions on the global energy market. “The result of your work, which we see, really makes us feel proud …

Vladimir Putin blasts the West in combative speech, says Russia remains strong despite 'insane' sanctions
2 years, 6 months ago

Vladimir Putin blasts the West in combative speech, says Russia remains strong despite 'insane' sanctions

ABC  

In one of Vladimir Putin's most substantial addresses since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, the Russian President used his nation's pre-eminent investment conference as an opportunity to lash out against his Western enemies. Key points: In a lengthy speech, Mr Putin accused the West of denying Russia its sovereign rights He said Russia's economy remained strong despite Western sanctions …

After three months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed
2 years, 7 months ago

After three months of war, life in Russia has profoundly changed

LA Times  

Few shoppers have visited the GUM department store in Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. After Russian authorities passed a law calling for up to 15 years’ imprisonment for stories that include “fake news” about the war, many significant independent news media shut down or suspended operations. Andrei Kolesnikov of the Carnegie Moscow Center wrote in a …

Putin goads West, vows triumph in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin goads West, vows triumph in Ukraine

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday vowed Russia would triumph in all of its "noble" war aims in Ukraine, using his first public comments on the conflict in a week to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel with an economic Blitzkrieg. Addressing the war in public for the first time since Russian forces retreated from northern Ukraine …

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war

Al Jazeera  

The coverage of Putin’s war in Ukraine by Western media has revealed a sickening score of hypocrisies and marquee-sized blind spots. After winning a tournament in England late last week, Egyptian squash champion, Ali Farag, noted that since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, all sorts of usually demure types – including athletes trained by their agents to shut up for fear …

Russia-Ukraine war: Macron thinks 'worst is yet to come' in Ukraine after call with Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Macron thinks 'worst is yet to come' in Ukraine after call with Putin

India TV News  

Highlights Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday once again warned Kyiv Putin said that goals of Russia's operation in Ukraine is its demilitarization and neutral status Putin said attempts by Kyiv to delay negotiations would result in adding more items in demands French President Emmanuel Macron is "pessimistic" after his exchange with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and Macron thinks that …

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion

NPR  

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion Enlarge this image toggle caption Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. Russian Foreign Ministry …

What Vladimir Putin really wants
2 years, 11 months ago

What Vladimir Putin really wants

The Hindu  

Catherine the Great, the 18th century Empress Regnant of Russia, once famously said, “I have no way to defend my borders but to extend them.” Under her reign, the empire continued to grow, encompassing New Russia, Crimea, the Caucasus, Belarus and the Baltic region. Editorial | Talking to Russia: On Putin and NATO NATO’s endless expansion When the Soviet Union …

Vladimir Putin 'denting EU' by dealing only with US over Ukraine, says France
2 years, 11 months ago

Vladimir Putin 'denting EU' by dealing only with US over Ukraine, says France

The Telegraph  

France's foreign minister said on Friday that Russia was trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron later told a news conference that he was planning to have discussions with Putin soon, to discuss topics including Ukraine - but he gave no details and did not say when …

Russia and Ukraine conflict explained: What you need to know
3 years ago

Russia and Ukraine conflict explained: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Hostilities have simmered for years but tensions are now escalating amid fears of a Russian invasion. Earlier this month, a top Ukrainian military expert told Al Jazeera that Russia could invade Ukraine as early as January, unleashing a “brief and victorious” war. Backing the rebels After Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity, which saw months-long protests ultimately topple pro-Moscow Ukrainian president …

'Very real cost': Joe Biden to warn Putin of 'economy-jarring sanctions' if Russia invades Ukraine
3 years ago

'Very real cost': Joe Biden to warn Putin of 'economy-jarring sanctions' if Russia invades Ukraine

India TV News  

Highlights US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will interact over a video call. Biden aims to make clear that his administration stands ready to take actions against the Kremlin that would exact “a very real cost” on the Russian economy, according to White House officials. In a statement released just hours before the leaders’ video call, Ukrainian …

Ukraine’s Crimea goal a threat: Russia
3 years ago

Ukraine’s Crimea goal a threat: Russia

The Hindu  

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine’s stated goal of retaking Crimea — which Moscow seized in 2014 — amounted to a “direct threat” to Russia, as tensions soar over Kiev’s conflict with pro-Russia separatists. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had said on Wednesday that Crimea was Ukrainian territory and Kiev’s goal was to “liberate” it. This is how we are …

Ukraine’s president pledges to ‘return’ Russia-annexed Crimea
3 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s president pledges to ‘return’ Russia-annexed Crimea

Al Jazeera  

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the international forum to back Kyiv in its bid to overturn the 2014 seizure of Black Sea peninsula. Speaking on Monday at the Crimean Platform, a summit in Kyiv designed to keep international attention focused on Russia’s 2014 annexation, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would use “all possible political, legal and first and foremost diplomatic means” to pursue its …

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