Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to see a new children’s center and art school on what the official said was a…
US, Norwegian Officials Concerned Russia Could Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Response to Ukrainian Counteroffensive
A U.S. State Department official and two Norwegian defense-focused politicians are concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin might deploy a nuclear weapon in response to Ukraine’s planned spring counteroffensive, set to begin in weeks. The Ukrainian military plans to go on the offensive as soon as Western tanks and long-range rockets arrive, which could be…
Russia’s Putin Drives Across Repaired Bridge to Crimea
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale Monday by driving a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that a truck bomb had damaged in October. Putin took the wheel of a Mercedes to drive across the bridge that links Russia’s mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Like…
Air Defenses Activated in Crimea, 2 Drones Shot Down: Russian-Installed Official
LONDON—Russian air defenses were activated on Tuesday in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and two drones were shot down, the regional governor said in a statement, urging people to keep calm. Sevastopol is the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet. Russia blamed Ukraine for an attack on…
Complications of the Ukraine War
Commentary The following is adapted from a talk delivered at Hillsdale College on Oct. 4, 2022, during a Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on the topic of Russia. According to what we hear from the White House and from the television networks, the issues at stake in the Ukraine War are simple. They concern the…
Russia Arrests 8 for Crimean Bridge Bombing
MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine. The FSB said the attack was organized by Ukrainian military intelligence and its director, Kyrylo…
Explosion Destroys Part of Crimea Bridge, Disrupts Russian Forces’ Supply Route
Russian authorities said that a massive explosion involving a truck on Saturday caused a fire and destroyed a section of a bridge linking Russia and Crimea, killing at least three people. The bridge is regarded as a key supply route for Russian troops in southern Ukraine. The Crimean Bridge—also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch…
Explosion Destroys Part of Key Bridge Linking Russia to Crimea
Russian authorities said that an explosion involving a truck on Saturday caused a fire and destroyed a section of a bridge linking Russia and Crimea. The bridge is regarded as a key supply route for Russian troops in southern Ukraine. The Crimean Bridge—also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge—is a structure 19 kilometers (12…
At Least 3 Dead After Massive Explosion at Key Bridge Linking Russia to Crimea
Russian authorities said that a massive explosion involving a truck on Saturday caused a fire and destroyed a section of a bridge linking Russia and Crimea, killing at least three people. The bridge is regarded as a key supply route for Russian troops in southern Ukraine. The Crimean Bridge—also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch…
Big Explosions Rock Ammunition Dump in Russian-Annexed Crimea
An ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea exploded on Tuesday, injuring two people and disrupting railway traffic between the peninsula and the rest of southern Ukraine and Russia, the region’s top Russian-backed official said. Russia blamed saboteurs for orchestrating the explosions. Sergei Aksyonov, the top Russian official in Crimea, said around 2,000 local people had been…
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