Section: Egypt
Crimea’s Tatars say Climate Worsening Under Russian Rule
Daniel Schearf Published March 20, 2015 Crimea’s Tatar minorities were the most outspoken opponents of Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula. A year later, the Tatar community says there is a climate of fear as activists and …read more Source:...
Crimea’s Tourism Slowly Recovering After Russia’s Annexation
Daniel Schearf Published March 20, 2015 One year after Russia controversially annexed Crimea from Ukraine, sparking the worst tensions with the West in more than two decades, the Black Sea peninsula’s key tourism industry is slowly beginning to attract visitors again. Tour operators say income remains steady but sanctions, border controls...
Crimean Trade Struggling to Recover After Russia’s Annexation
Daniel Schearf Published March 20, 2015 One year after Russia controversially annexed Crimea from Ukraine, sparking the worst tensions with the West in decades, the Black Sea peninsula …read more Source:...
Journalists Say Press Freedom Has Suffered in Crimea
The Committee to Protect Journalists says it is alarmed by the media environment in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine one year ago. The New York-based global watchdog group said in a statement published on its website Thursday that the climate for press freedom had steadily deteriorated in Crimea since March 2014....
Crimea’s Remaining Ukrainians Under Pressure to Become Russian
Daniel Schearf Published March 20, 2015 After Russia controversially annexed Crimea from Ukraine a year ago, Ukrainian citizens and military were pushed to choose between becoming Russian or leaving. Most chose Russian citizenship, and troops joined the Russian military. And some of the Ukrainians remaining in Crimea find themselves under...
Russia: Extended EU Sanctions ‘Destructive’
Russia has denounced the European Union’s move to maintain sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Ukraine conflict, calling Thursday’s decision to extend the measures “destructive.” Speaking to reporters Friday in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to specify how Russia would respond, but said it would...
Threat of Islamic Radicalization, Russian Influence Converge in the Balkans
Keida Kostreci Published March 20, 2015 The White House says violent extremism and Russian aggression in Ukraine are two of the greatest challenges to U.S. national security. And one place those threats converge is the Balkan region, where political instability, outstanding ethnic tensions and economic fragility make the countries of the area...
EU: Russia sanctions to be lifted only if truce holds
European Union leaders have said that they will not lift economic sanctions against Russia until the peace agreement on eastern Ukraine is fully implemented. EU President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that the decision reached at a two-day summit showed the common resolve of the 28 EU nations in the face of Russian involvement in the conflict....
In Crimea, Adjusting to New Citizenship, New Political Realities
SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA—A year after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, its people … …read more Source:...
US Urges New Natural Gas Links for Southeastern Europe
BUDAPEST—U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein urged southeast European states to build new gas links and focus on smaller projects to curb reliance on supplies from Russia, rather than blockbuster pipeline deals. Countries in the region such as Hungary, Serbia and Croatia are looking to boost energy security following the collapse of the...
