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US hits Russia railroad co with sanctions over passenger services to Crimea

The Treasury Department handed down the new sanctions on Wednesday two days before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian president and other officials

European Union slams Russian rail link into annexed Crimean peninsula

The rail link passes over a 19-kilometre (12-mile) long bridge that was built by a company owned by a billionaire businessman ally of Putin's

Apple reviews policies after maps app shows Crimea as part of Russia

Earlier this week, Ukrainian officials accused Apple of insensitivity for showing the Black Sea peninsula as part of Russia on Russian versions of the map software used on iPhones and iPads

Apple gives in to Moscow's demand, shows annexed Crimea as Russia on apps

Russia and Apple had been in talks over the last few months, with the US giant initially trying to show Crimea as undefined territory and removing any mention of Ukraine

At least 11 dead as ships with Indian, Turkish crew catch fire off Russia

Some three dozen sailors managed to escape the burning ships by jumping off the vessels

Crimea part of Russia, we do not return territories, Kremlin tells US

White House spokesman said on Tuesday that Trump expected Russia to 'return Crimea' to Ukraine

Tough talk between Russia, Ukraine heats up Crimea stalemate

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 following a hastily called referendum

Crimea power project finalises plan to use turbines from Siemens: Sources

The German company is also making turbines for a separate plant on Russia's Taman peninsula

Ukraine's UN ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko dismissed 'null and void' decree of Russia over crimea

Proposed statement would refer to a UN General Assembly resolution that rejected Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea