Ukraine opens probe into Russian train on new bridge to Crimea
Ukrainian officials have opened a criminal investigation after a passenger train from Russia arrived in Crimea via a new Russian-built bridge, arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border
|
|
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday inaugurated the railway bridge to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. He said 14 million passengers and about 13 million tons of cargo are expected to move across the bridge next year. The train arrived in Sevastopol from St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city.
Russia annexed Crimea on the grounds that residents of the peninsula voted to join up with Russia. The annexation elicited widespread international censure including U.S. and European Union sanctions on Russia. Ukraine has blocked shipment of supplies via its territory to Crimea.
The Ukrainian government has repeatedly said the new bridge was built in violation of international laws. In October 2018, prosecutors opened a criminal case against the companies involved in its construction.
Euronews
Related publications:
|
-
Zelenskiy thanked the group of wealthy industrial nations after it voiced support for Kyiv and called on Russia to withdraw troops and weapons from near Ukraine’s eastern border
14 June,
-
Should we trust the main Russian opposition?
14 June, Philippe de Lara
-
UEFA HAS DEMANDED that Ukraine make changes to their jersey for Euro 2020 to remove a “political” slogan that sparked protests from Russia
11 June,
-
The Ukrainian Week met with the head of the US think tank The Potomac Foundation to discuss new US policies, countering authoritarian regimes, and Ukraine's strategic importance to European security
11 June, Yuriy Lapayev
-
Ukraine’s president is claiming that Russia has maintained a massive military presence near his country’s borders
3 June,
-
How British Conservatives and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are taking advantage of new political trends
3 June, Michael Binyon
|
