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FSB says it has evidence of contacts between Mejlis, Ukrainian secret services

Scythian Gold collection issue beyond Kremlin’s competence, spokesman says

Ukraine initiated sanctions against 24 companies, 6 individuals over the Crimean bridge

Lavrov bashes ‘Crimea Platform’ as ‘phony politics’

Crimean Platform revealed West’s false understanding of solidarity on Crimea, Lavrov says

The Minister noted that if the West wanted to engage in real politics instead of a virtual one, they should first and foremost be "guided by reality"

Russia disagrees with Turkey’s position on Crimea, Kremlin spokesman says

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that Russian-Turkish relations were on the whole those of partnership

Russia is ready to explain some countries' fallacies regarding Crimea — Kremlin spokesman

About the just-held forum Crimean Platform in Kiev Dmitry Peskov said that "this event in Kiev remains declarative and has no tangible continuation"

Crimea Platform members encroach on Russia’s territorial integrity — diplomat

Maria Zakharova slammed Kiev’s initiative as populism and a "political performance that is removed from reality"

Russia to set up air assault regiment in Crimea by year-end — commander

The new military unit will operate as part of the 7th mountain air assault division stationed in Novorossiysk

Russian lawmaker slams Crimean Platform as another round of information war on Russia

According to Vasily Piskarev, such "platforms" are meant to make public West-financed fake news, which is later used for anti-Russian propaganda within the international organizations and as a pretext for more anti-Russian sanctions

Crimean Platform forum in Ukraine void of common sense, says Crimea’s head

Sergey Aksyonov pointed out that the Ukranian authorities were demonstrating to Ukrainians that they were allegedly doing something to return Crimea but they had no way to do it

No acute water shortage in Crimea — Russian Deputy PM

Marat Khusnullin pointed out that extra wells were drilled in Crimea and fresh water was found on the bottom of the Sea of Azov

Kremlin castigates Crimea Platform forum as anti-Russian event

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia does not accept such assertions relative to Crimea

West well aware of Crimea being part of Russia, says Russia’s top diplomat

"They are perfectly aware that Crimea is a Russian territory. They are trying to pander to the outright racist and neo-Nazi actions and plans of the current Kiev regime just to disturb us," Sergey Lavrov noted