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Russia’s coast guard seizes three Ukrainian ships after a tense standoff in Black Sea near Crimean Peninsula
The Kerch Strait is a strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Its’ also a narrow sea passage that divides Crimea from mainland Russia. The strait is spanned by the recently completed 11.8 mile Kerch Bridge, connecting Crimea to Russia. Recently, it is in news because Russia’s coast guard opened fire ..
Topics: Crimea • Crimean Bridge • Geography of Europe • Kerch • Kerch Peninsula • Kerch Strait • Kerch Strait incident • Petro Poroshenko • Politics by country • Russian irredentism • Sea of Azov
EU to extend sanctions on Russia for six months
EU has agreed to extend economic sanctions on Russia for another six months at the one-day summit held in Brussels. The main reason for extending sanctions was Russia’s failure to abide by the Minsk agreements on Ukraine. This decision has been taken amid growing pressure from investors and energy interests in Europe to roll back the ..
Topics: Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation • Crimea • Geography of Europe • International relations • International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis • Politics by country • Politics of Crimea • Republic of Crimea • Russian irredentism • Ukraine • Ukrainian crisis