Kerch strait confrontation extrapolated to entire European security system
Sergei Oznobishchev: "Europe has virtually become almost a hot spot"
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Court jails 12 Ukrainian sailors captured in Kerch Strait
A Russian court has ordered 12 of the 24 Ukrainian sailors who were captured by Russian coast-guard forces during a confrontation at sea off Crimea to be held in custody for two months. The sailors, including the commander of a small …
Lavrov: Ukraine playing with fire
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on the Kerch Strait conflict, saying that sponsors of the Kiev leadership should warn Ukraine about the inadmissibility of playing with fire. He noted that it would …
Erdogan: Turkey wants to see Russia and Ukraine working shoulder to shoulder
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged to solve the Kerch Strait conflict through dialogue. "At some point, it looked as if the situation in the Black Sea had calmed down, but recently the conflict flared …
UN Security Council refuses to discuss Kerch situation
Seven members of the UN Security Council have voted against Russia's agenda of the emergency session dedicated to the violation of Russia’s borders by Ukrainian military vessels, while China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Bolivia voted in …
Pompeo urges Putin and Poroshenko to engage directly to resolve Kerch confrontation
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Ukrainian and Russian presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko to engage directly to resolve their countries' recent confrontation in …
Jagland: tension in Kerch Strait area must not be escalated
Tension in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait area must not be escalated, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said. "Free passage of the Kerch Strait is guaranteed by the Agreement between the …
Yefim Fiks: Ukrainian ships pass through Kerch Strait without problems
Ukrainian warships have passed through the Kerch Strait to the Sea of Azov without any incidents, Crimean State Council Deputy Chairman Yefim Fiks said. Earlier, Director General of the Crimean Sea Ports state …
Ukraine should thank Russia for passage of vessels through Kerch Strait, Dmitry Belik says
The Ukrainian side should be grateful to Russia for the fact that after the capture of the Crimean fishing vessel ‘Nord’, its vessels are only being examined in the Kerch Strait, State Duma deputy from Sevastopol Dmitry Belik …
Vote for Crimean bridge’s name concludes in Russia
The vote for the name of the bridge across the Kerch Strait is coming to an end. The leader has been determined already. Today is the last day to influence the results. "At 12 in the night, the voting will be closed, and the …
Ded Moroz visits Crimean bridge building site
A building site of the Crimean bridge was visited by Ded Moroz from Veliky Ustyug. He got acquainted with the schedule compliance and checked the quality of the works, the Crimean Bridge Information Center reports. At the moment, 35% of …
Seventeen people dead after bus plunges into Russia's Kerch strait
At least thirteen people have died after a bus carrying oil workers fell into the Kerch Strait in southern Russia. The territorial Emergencies Ministry press service confirmed the incident and said searches are being carried out with …
Kerch Strait ferry line out of service because of fogs
The Kerch Strait ferry line, which is currently the only transport route between Crimea and the Russian mainland, is closed due to fog, the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. …
Two people die aboard floating crane that sank near Yalta
Two people have died as a floating crane was hauled in the Kerch Strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, a source in the regional emergency services said. "The incident occurred at 03.40 Moscow Time. The tugboat was …
Construction of Kerch bridge to cost $3.54 billion
The total cost of construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait will amount to 227.9 billion rubles ($3.54 bln) in the prices of the respective years. It includes the costs of the project contractor Stroygazmontazh and ordering …
Criminal case initiated due to collision of cargo ship with bridge in Kerch Strait
Russia's Investigative Committee has started a criminal investigation into the collision of the Turkish cargo ship Lira with a temporary support of the bridge in the Kerch Strait. …
Turkish Lira ship hits piers of bridge in Kerch Strait
A Turkish dry cargo ship has hit the piers of the bridge under construction in the Kerch Strait on March 19, a source in the Management of Federal Highways "Taman" said. The "Crimean Bridge" information center noted …
Crimea arriving at constructive agenda
Infrastructural changes are becoming a priority on the peninsula
Storm heads towards Kerch ferry
The Kerch ferry service is operating normally, despite a storm warning, the Marine Directorate said. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, southeasterly winds are due to reach speeds of up to 12-17m/s with gusts of up to …
Nearly 400 wartime weapons liquidated near Kerch Strait
Last year, the Corps of Engineers has discovered and destroyed 387 explosive objects of the Great Patriotic War period near the Kerch Strait. "A squad of mine clearance of the international mine action center of the Russian Armed …
