Vicki Momberg back in prison

  Vicki Momberg will spend the night behind bars.   Momberg appeared in the Randburg magistrate's court on Wednesday. She appeared calm, wearing a black blazer and with her hair tied in a bun.      Her legal representative, advocate Anesh Sukdeo, told the court he was concerned that his client had been brought to court on… Continue reading Vicki Momberg back in prison

Crimea – Russia – old documentation

Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire annexed it a decade after defeating Ottoman forces in the Battle of Kozludzha, until 1954, when the Soviet government transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics (RSFSR) to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkrSSR). The transfer was announced in the Soviet… Continue reading Crimea – Russia – old documentation

Kerch Bridge – Crimea

The European Union has commented on the partial opening of the Kerch Strait bridge in Russian-occupied Crimea, saying this constitutes another violation of Ukraine's sovereignty. "The Russian Federation has constructed the Kerch Bridge to the Crimean Peninsula without Ukraine's consent. This constitutes another violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia," the spokesperson for the… Continue reading Kerch Bridge – Crimea

Crimea – self-determination (Putin)

2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he began to plan the annexation of Crimea in a secret meeting with security services the day Ukraine's pro-Moscow president fled Kiev — and weeks before the peninsula held a self-determination referendum.    The revelation came in a trailer for the documentary Homeward Bound, by state television channel Rossiya 1, which also shows Putin discussing how… Continue reading Crimea – self-determination (Putin)