Annexation and family status: why you shouldn’t formalize divorce or marriage in Crimea

Recently, my office has been frequently contacted regarding the issue of divorce in Crimea, so I decided to clarify the situation somewhat with the help of this column. Not everyone knows that divorces filed in Crimea annexed by Russia after March 26, 2014 are not recognized...

The explosion destroyed the span of the Crimean bridge: traffic on it was stopped

A CNN source in the Security Service of Ukraine said that the attack on the Crimean bridge was a joint operation of the SBU and the Ukrainian Navy. The bridge connecting the annexed Crimean peninsula with the Russian mainland is a vital supply conduit for Russia's military operations in Ukraine and…

'There is no treaty on this': Chinese diplomat doubts sovereignty of post-Soviet countries

Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shae questioned the sovereignty of the countries that left the Soviet Union and doubted that Crimea belonged to Ukraine. The Baltic countries, Ukraine and France issued strong statements condemning the position of the Chinese diplomat, reports the BBC. Speaking on air…

Growing ambitions or tyranny: Putin invited the West to recognize Crimea as Russian, and Kyiv to abandon NATO

The situation around Ukraine can be resolved if the country is demilitarized and refuses to join NATO. This was stated on February 22 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering journalists' questions after a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, TASS reports. In fact, presenting...

Putin warned of a possible war with NATO over Crimea and accused the United States of trying to hinder the development of Russia

The Kremlin fears that if Ukraine joins NATO, Russia will have to fight the Alliance over annexed Crimea, Hromadske reports. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 1 at a press conference following talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Interfax reports.

The Crimean woman was not allowed to enter the United States to participate in the Mrs. World competition: she claims that before that the organizers allowed her to present the peninsula there.

A resident of occupied Crimea, Anna Malozemova, wrote on her page on the social network Instagram that she would not be able to represent the peninsula at the Mrs. World beauty contest for married women this year. The reason for this was the refusal of the US Embassy to provide a visa for participation...

Taliban recognizes Crimea as Russian: Moscow is also ready to make concessions to terrorists

The Taliban, an Islamist radical religious-political paramilitary movement, has recognized Crimea as Russian territory. In response, Russia announced that it would seek the removal of the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups. The Babel edition spoke about this in more detail. “We are on the side of the people living in Crimea, and we need to listen to what ...

The gold of the Scythians taken from the museums of the Crimea will be returned to Kiev: Russia is outraged

The court in Amsterdam ruled to return the Scythian gold from the museums of the Crimea to Ukraine, according to the BBC The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled to return to Ukraine the collection of Scythian gold from the museums of the annexed Crimea, which is now in the Netherlands. Thus, the court confirmed the previous decision of the Regional Administrative Court ...

Xiaomi started blocking its phones in Crimea

Xiaomi has begun to actively block smartphones illegally imported into different countries. Including in Crimea. But there is an idea how to avoid blocking, ixbt.com reports. Usually Xiaomi does not interfere with the operation of smartphones imported into different countries by illegal or semi-legal means. For example, a person can order ...

The Netherlands accused Russia of attacking their ship near Crimea

The Dutch authorities claim that Russian military aircraft threatened the safety of a Dutch naval frigate in the Black Sea. This happened the day after the incident with the British destroyer "Defender". At the same time, the Dutch frigate "Evertsen" was outside the waters, which Russia considers its own after ...

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