Section: euro|topics (EU)
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil | Krym.Realii – Ukraine
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Debate: Has the world accepted the Crimea annexation?
On March 18, 2014 Vladimir Putin signed the agreement on Crimea joining the Russian Federation – two days after a controversial referendum. Still today much of the international community still regards the peninsula not as part of Russia but as Ukrainian territory. Commentators describe what has changed on the ground since the annexation....
Debate: Five years after the Crimea referendum
On March 16, 2014, a referendum on joining the Russian federation was held in Crimea. The vote was not recognised by the international community. While the West speaks of an annexation contravening international law, Russia sees the “return” of Crimea as a triumph for the Kremlin. For 86 percent of the Russian population annexation...
A peaceful solution stood no chance | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
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Moscow has no interest in strengthening Ankara | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
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Debate: Putin’s press conference: nothing new?
In his annual press conference Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised the US for withdrawing from the INF arms control treaty and Ukraine’s President Poroshenko for the incident in the Kerch Strait. Commentators concur that the four-hour event was a crashing bore – with the exception of one or two of Putin’s remarks....
Debate: Kerch crisis: is there a way out?
The conflict over the Sea of Azov shows no sign of abating. At the G20 summit Putin said that there could be no peace with the current Ukrainian government in power. After the declaration of martial law in Ukraine all Russian men between 16 and 60 have been banned from entering the country. Commentators see the situation as extremely complicated....
Delayed US reaction disappointing | Novoye Vremya – Ukraine
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Debate: Investigators: Moscow to blame for MH17 crash
A team of international investigators has officially pinned responsibility for the downing of flight MH-17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 on Russian troops. The Buk surface-to-air missile system was moved to a base in Kursk in Donbass shortly before the plane was downed, the team concluded. Commentators examine why this tragedy that cost 298...
Debate: MH17 laut Ermittlern von russischer Rakete abgeschossen
Ein internationales Ermittlerteam hat nun auch offiziell russische Truppen beschuldigt, für den Abschuss von Flug MH-17 über der Ostukraine im Juli 2014 verantwortlich zu sein. Das Luftabwehrsystem Buk sei zuvor von einem Stützpunkt in Kursk in den Donbass verlegt worden. Warum die Tragödie, die 298 Menschen das Leben kostete, damit noch längst...
