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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused the United States of being behind a provocation action by a British Royal Navy destroyer in Black Sea in late last month.
Kremlin says US was behind British destroyer provocation
Jul 5 - Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that provocations similar to the one involving the British destroyer HMS Defender in Russia’s territorial waters off Crimea are masterminded in the United States.
The Ministry of Defence as announcing on Wednesday, June 30 that a Russian warship fired warning shots after a British Royal Navy destroyer violated Russia's maritime borders in the Black Sea.
The British warship ventured three kilometers into the Russian territorial waters. A Russian guard ship fired warning shots while a Su-24M bomber dropped bombs in the UK warship’s path to chase it out of Crimean waters.
The Russian Defense Ministry slammed the UK destroyer’s operations as a gross violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and urged the British side to investigate the warship crew’s actions. London claims that the destroyer was conducting an "innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters." According to the UK, the Russian military did not fire any shots at the destroyer but conducted "a gunnery exercise."
Also on June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that not only the UK, but the US also took part in the HMS Defender provocation off Crimea. source from
Kremlin says US was behind British destroyer provocation
Jul 5 - Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that provocations similar to the one involving the British destroyer HMS Defender in Russia’s territorial waters off Crimea are masterminded in the United States.
The Ministry of Defence as announcing on Wednesday, June 30 that a Russian warship fired warning shots after a British Royal Navy destroyer violated Russia's maritime borders in the Black Sea.
The British warship ventured three kilometers into the Russian territorial waters. A Russian guard ship fired warning shots while a Su-24M bomber dropped bombs in the UK warship’s path to chase it out of Crimean waters.
The Russian Defense Ministry slammed the UK destroyer’s operations as a gross violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and urged the British side to investigate the warship crew’s actions. London claims that the destroyer was conducting an "innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters." According to the UK, the Russian military did not fire any shots at the destroyer but conducted "a gunnery exercise."
Also on June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that not only the UK, but the US also took part in the HMS Defender provocation off Crimea. source from
Crimea is a peninsula located on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. Crimea is located south of the Ukrainian region of Kherson, to which it is connected by the Isthmus of Perekop, and west of the Russian region of Kuban, from which it is separated by the Strait of Kerch though linked by the Crimean Bridge since 2018. The Arabat Spit is located to the northeast, a narrow strip of land that separates a system of lagoons named Sivash from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to its west is Romania, and to its south, Turkey... more
Medieval history
In the 9th century CE, Byzantium established the Theme of Cherson to defend against incursions by the Rus' Khaganate. The Crimean peninsula from this time was contested between Byzantium, Rus' and Khazaria. The area remained the site of overlapping interests and contact between the early medieval Slavic, Turkic and Greek spheres. It became a center of slave trade. Slavs were sold to Byzantium and other places in Anatolia and the Middle-East during this period.[citation needed] The peninsula was wrested from the Byzantines by the Kievan Rus' in the 10th century; the last Byzantine outpost, Chersonesus was taken in 988 AD. A year later, Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev accepted the hand of Emperor Basil II's sister Anna in marriage, and was baptized by the local Byzantine priest at Chersonesus, thus marking the entry of Rus' (later Russia) into the Christian world.
Medieval history
In the 9th century CE, Byzantium established the Theme of Cherson to defend against incursions by the Rus' Khaganate. The Crimean peninsula from this time was contested between Byzantium, Rus' and Khazaria. The area remained the site of overlapping interests and contact between the early medieval Slavic, Turkic and Greek spheres. It became a center of slave trade. Slavs were sold to Byzantium and other places in Anatolia and the Middle-East during this period.[citation needed] The peninsula was wrested from the Byzantines by the Kievan Rus' in the 10th century; the last Byzantine outpost, Chersonesus was taken in 988 AD. A year later, Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev accepted the hand of Emperor Basil II's sister Anna in marriage, and was baptized by the local Byzantine priest at Chersonesus, thus marking the entry of Rus' (later Russia) into the Christian world.
Belarus closes border with Ukraine, claiming arms smuggling
July 5 - Belarus has closed its border with Ukraine, claiming that arms are being smuggled into the country.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says it is part of an attempt by outside powers to overthrow his authoritarian regime.
Mr Lukashenko claimed – without providing proof – that his security services had uncovered a foreign-backed terrorist sleeper cells plotting to oust him from power.
“They have crossed the line. We cannot forgive them,” he said.
He alleged the weapons were being shipped to terrorist cells funded by Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the US.
“A huge amount of weapons is coming from Ukraine to Belarus. That’s why I ordered border-security forces to fully close the border with Ukraine,” Lukashenko said, at a ceremony marking the country’s 30 years of independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Belarus shares a border with Ukraine in the south. It borders Poland and Lithuania in the west, Latvia in the north, and Russia in the east.
The move deepens a standoff between Belarus, the EU, the UK and the US, all of which have imposed sanctions on Belarus.
In May his government prompted international outrage when it forced a Ryanair flight to land and arrested of a government critic who was onboard.
Lukashenko has also banned all citizens of Belrus from going abroad.
Many dissidents have left Belarus since a disputed election last year.
In its statement on the Telegram messaging service, the border committee says it has received “many requests to leave Belarus on the strength of residence permits [issued] by foreign countries”.
Only those with permanent residence in foreign countries – not temporary – are allowed to leave Belarus now, it says. The border committee blamed the measures on the coronavirus pandemic.
President Alexander Lukashenko’s harsh crackdown on opponents since his disputed August 9 election victory has sent many into exile or to jail. source from
July 5 - Belarus has closed its border with Ukraine, claiming that arms are being smuggled into the country.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says it is part of an attempt by outside powers to overthrow his authoritarian regime.
Mr Lukashenko claimed – without providing proof – that his security services had uncovered a foreign-backed terrorist sleeper cells plotting to oust him from power.
“They have crossed the line. We cannot forgive them,” he said.
He alleged the weapons were being shipped to terrorist cells funded by Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the US.
“A huge amount of weapons is coming from Ukraine to Belarus. That’s why I ordered border-security forces to fully close the border with Ukraine,” Lukashenko said, at a ceremony marking the country’s 30 years of independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Belarus shares a border with Ukraine in the south. It borders Poland and Lithuania in the west, Latvia in the north, and Russia in the east.
The move deepens a standoff between Belarus, the EU, the UK and the US, all of which have imposed sanctions on Belarus.
In May his government prompted international outrage when it forced a Ryanair flight to land and arrested of a government critic who was onboard.
Lukashenko has also banned all citizens of Belrus from going abroad.
Many dissidents have left Belarus since a disputed election last year.
In its statement on the Telegram messaging service, the border committee says it has received “many requests to leave Belarus on the strength of residence permits [issued] by foreign countries”.
Only those with permanent residence in foreign countries – not temporary – are allowed to leave Belarus now, it says. The border committee blamed the measures on the coronavirus pandemic.
President Alexander Lukashenko’s harsh crackdown on opponents since his disputed August 9 election victory has sent many into exile or to jail. source from
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Jul 4, 2021
Jul 4, 2021
EU new members blocking attempts to set tone in dialogue with Russia - Peskov
According to the Kremlin spokesman, it is difficult to establish dialogue with Europe in the current situation when the recently admitted EU members are literally provoking tensions
Jul 5 - ...According to the Kremlin spokesman, it is difficult to establish dialogue with Europe in the current situation when the recently admitted EU members are literally provoking tensions. "Let us take, for example, the Baltic countries. These countries receive American fighter jets on their territories and are sparing no effort to invite foreign troops, take them closer to our borders. These countries are saying day after day that they see Russia as a threat and bear this threat on their shoulders. But deploying American troops on their territories they only whip up tensions in relations," Peskov said.
Although these nations never take independent decisions, they are "a kind of instigators." "At least they are the heralds of tension. These are countries that seek assistance from all EU mechanisms, development programs and common funds," which are formed by the EU’s advanced economies, such Germany and France, he stressed. quoted from
According to the Kremlin spokesman, it is difficult to establish dialogue with Europe in the current situation when the recently admitted EU members are literally provoking tensions
Jul 5 - ...According to the Kremlin spokesman, it is difficult to establish dialogue with Europe in the current situation when the recently admitted EU members are literally provoking tensions. "Let us take, for example, the Baltic countries. These countries receive American fighter jets on their territories and are sparing no effort to invite foreign troops, take them closer to our borders. These countries are saying day after day that they see Russia as a threat and bear this threat on their shoulders. But deploying American troops on their territories they only whip up tensions in relations," Peskov said.
Although these nations never take independent decisions, they are "a kind of instigators." "At least they are the heralds of tension. These are countries that seek assistance from all EU mechanisms, development programs and common funds," which are formed by the EU’s advanced economies, such Germany and France, he stressed. quoted from
