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# crimea - Monday 21 January, 2019
14 dead after fire on two ships off Crimea
The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other.
# crimea - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
Tom Clonan: 'If cool heads prevail, the Kerch situation should not escalate ... but we don't live in a time of cool heads'
How the Russia-Ukraine naval clash may play out in a Trump and Brexit world.
# crimea - Monday 26 November, 2018
Ukraine backs martial law after confrontation at sea with Russia
He now requires the parliament’s approval for the decree to come into force.
# crimea - Sunday 25 November, 2018
'Unleashing conflict': Ukraine says Russia opened fire on navy ships
At least one serviceman was reportedly injured.
# crimea - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
Death toll from attack at Crimean college rises to 17
“There’s a lot of them, the ambulances did not have enough stretchers,” one student said.
# crimea - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Trump fails to rule out accepting Russia's claim to Crimea
“We’re going to have to see.”
# crimea - Sunday 18 March, 2018
Coveney says human rights situation in Crimea is 'deeply concerning'
The Tánaiste has reiterated Ireland’s support for Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea.
# crimea - Thursday 17 November, 2016
Tense talks between Russian ambassador and Fine Gael TD: 'You walked into Crimea and took it over'
“Of course you know much more than myself about Russia’s military in Crimea, I’m sure,” the ambassador told Barrett today.
# crimea - Sunday 18 September, 2016
Putin's party dominates elections with 45% of the vote
The election follows a tumultuous few years that have seen Russia seize the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine and start a military operation in Syria.
# crimea - Thursday 11 August, 2016
Tension soars between Ukraine and Russia over 'terror attack' claims
The UN Security Council was to discuss the growing tensions today at the request of Ukraine.
# crimea - Monday 22 February, 2016
'They kill you all': Ukraine's Eurovision entry takes aim at Russia
“When strangers are coming, they come to your house, they kill you all and say ‘We’re not guilty’.”
# crimea - Monday 9 March, 2015
Putin: 'We had heavy machine guns ready so we wouldn't waste time talking'
Russian president Vladimir Putin has revealed details of the secret meeting he held on taking Crimea.
# crimea - Thursday 19 February, 2015
'This could become a mass grave,' I thought as we waited there together
As we waited to be evacuated, a shell hit and a woman lost her leg. By the time the ambulance arrived five hours later, she had bled to death.
# crimea - Wednesday 18 February, 2015
Tough stray cat miraculously survives kitchen knife in its skull
The knife was removed and the cat is expected to make a full recovery.
# crimea - Monday 15 September, 2014
Column: 'After many years of peace, Europe could be drawn into a war on its own borders'
The West needs to stop hiding behind treaties that Russia has already invalidated, writes John O’Donnell.
# crimea - Wednesday 10 September, 2014
Russian troops are streaming out of Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko has said that there are now “good prospects for the peace initiative”.
# crimea - Monday 1 September, 2014
Opinion: Putin’s actions in Ukraine threaten to alter the entire security architecture of Europe
The reluctance of the United States to intervene means the EU must radically rethink how it confronts Russian military power.
# crimea - Friday 29 August, 2014
Canada and Russia are throwing shade at each other on Twitter, and it's bizarre
So who won the Twitter war?
# crimea - Friday 18 July, 2014
This dramatic radar image shows airlines reacting to the crash of MH17
Decisive measures were taken.
# crimea - Thursday 17 July, 2014
Ukraine accuses Russian plane of shooting down jet
Ukraine’s Security Council also said their troops had been fired on with missiles launched from a Russian village.
# crimea - Saturday 7 June, 2014
Ukraine's new 'Chocolate King' vows not to give up on Crimea
The billionaire ‘chocolate king’ also vowed to avert civil war, the possibility of which still looms in the south-east.
# crimea - Monday 12 May, 2014
The Ukraine crisis isn't hitting Irish energy bills yet, but here's how it might.
The Bord Gais energy index is down five per cent, but risks to the price of gas still remain.
# crimea - Friday 9 May, 2014
Pics: "Hello comrades!" - Putin celebrates Russia's victory over Nazism by visiting Crimea
11,000 troops also marched in Red Square as part of Victory Day in Russia.
# crimea - Thursday 1 May, 2014
Military conscription introduced in Ukraine as petrol bombers take over more buildings
Ukraine currently has 130,000 personnel in its armed forces. With reserves, this could be boosted to around 1,000,000.
# crimea - Thursday 24 April, 2014
Invasion fears rise as Russia accuses Kiev of 'crimes against its own people'
Vladimir Putin has warned of “consequences” to the military action.
# crimea - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
Putin's face appears on coin marking Crimea's annexation
The price for a palm-sized silver coin is yet to be set.
# crimea - Monday 14 April, 2014
EU ministers send further Putin warning, as White House says Ukraine escalation comes "with a cost"
Tensions have been rising over the past 48 hours, with pro-Kremlin militants seizing official buildings in orchestrated attacks.
# crimea - Sunday 13 April, 2014
At least two dead in firefight between Pro-Russian gunmen and Ukrainian special forces
Heavily armed separatist militants launched a series of attacks on police headquarters yesterday and Ukrainian forces fought back today.
# crimea - Saturday 12 April, 2014
The situation in eastern Ukraine is continuing to escalate
Gunman have seized a police station, a security building, and hundreds of weapons.
# crimea - Monday 7 April, 2014
Wind blows electricity prices up in March
Wind switches roles after driving down prices in February.
# crimea - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
Are Russian troops withdrawing from the Ukrainian border? Not as far as NATO can see
Ukraine reported yesterday that troops had started leaving the area.
# crimea - Monday 31 March, 2014
Ukraine crisis: Putin orders 'partial' troop pullout
The development follows a hastily arranged summit in Paris between John Kerry and the Russian Foreign Minister.
Column: A divided EU will embolden Putin
The lack of consensus amongst EU member states over the annexation of Crimea will prove costly for the EU, writes David Moloney.
# crimea - Saturday 29 March, 2014
While most clocks move forward one hour tonight, Crimea will jump TWO hours
Crimea will be moving to Moscow time by setting their clocks forward by two hours tonight.
# crimea - Friday 28 March, 2014
Vladimir Putin has called Barack Obama to talk about a Ukraine solution
The Secretary General of the UN has said Putin told him he had “no intention” to make any further incursions into Ukrainian territory.
# crimea - Thursday 27 March, 2014
UN declares Crimea's breakaway vote illegal
Today’s resolution asks countries not to recognise any alteration of the status of the Black Sea peninsula.
Ukraine’s dolphin army has joined the Russian Navy
The combat dolphin unit is based in Crimea.
# crimea - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday
The Garda Commissioner resigned unexpectedly, an inquiry into taped garda phonecalls was ordered… and the Dáil paid tribute, following the death of Nicky McFadden TD.
Ukraine far-right leader shot dead in gunfight with police
Oleksandr Muzytchko, better known as “Sashko Bilyi”, died after a gun battle with Ukrainian elite police.
# crimea - Monday 24 March, 2014
G7 snubs Russia summit over Ukraine crisis
The leaders also threatened tougher sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea.
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WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
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