Crimea
Recognition of Crimea as Russian territory by the United States threatens security in the Black Sea This was stated by former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly during a speech at an international security forum held in Odesa. In his opinion, such a step by the United States would dramatically change the balance […]
A copy of the peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials earlier this week includes “robust security guarantees” including from Washington, and no talks on territorial concessions until a “full and unconditional ceasefire in the sky, on land and at sea” has been implemented, Reuters reported on April 25. The document, […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A peace proposal by the Trump administration that includes recognizing Russian authority over Crimea shocked Ukrainian officials, who say they will not accept any formal surrender of the peninsula, even though they expect to concede the territory to the Kremlin, at least temporarily. Giving up the land that . . .
During President Trump’s first term, Ukraine worried that Mr. Trump might recognize Russian control over Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow forcibly seized in early 2014. As a candidate, Mr. Trump had said he would “take a look” at the matter, even though the Obama administration and America’s Western allies had rejected Russia’s annexation of the […]
CNN — President Donald Trump slammed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday for his comments that Ukraine wouldn’t recognize Russian control of Crimea, calling the remarks “very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia.” “It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy . . .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio decided on Tuesday to skip the next stage of the Ukrainian cease-fire talks, while Ukraine rebuffed one of President Trump’s key proposals for a deal that would halt the fighting with Russia. Negotiators from the United States, Europe and Ukraine will still meet in London on Wednesday to continue hammering […]
CNN — The Trump administration is ready to recognize Russian control of Crimea as part of the US proposal to drive an end to the war with Ukraine, an official familiar with the framework told CNN . . .
Recently installed Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has instructed the Russian General Staff to “make proposals for measures to respond promptly” to overflights by US reconnaissance drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday, June 28. The announcement added that “the intensity of flights by US strategic drones over the
Russia blamed Washington for a deadly strike on a strategic port in occupied Crimea on Sunday, claiming U.S.-supplied missiles were used in the attack. The strike left at least five people dead and dozens injured in one of the biggest attacks on the Russian-annexed peninsula in recent months. Russia’s Defense Ministry said four U.S.-provided Army […]
Ukrainian military forces targeted Russian forces in Crimea twice in five days using the U.S.-made and recently acquired ATACMS surface-to-surface missile system. Photo by U.S. Army May 4 (UPI) — Ukraine is using recently acquired and U.S.-made and supplied mobile surface-to-surface missile systems to target Russian military assets in the occupied Crimean peninsula, the Kremlin […]