EU expands sanctions on Russia over presidential election in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has inaugurated the automobile part of the newly-built Kerch Strait Bridge, APA reported citing TASS.
Head of the Crimean bridge construction Alexander Ostrovsky, the director of SGM-Most - the general contractor for the construction Stroygazmontazh subsidiary, sat next to Mr. Putin in a auto cabin. The first to cross the new bridge on specialized equipment will be its builders: specialists from different regions of the country, thanks to which the bridge was handed over six months ahead of schedule. The Crimean Bridge overtakes Lisbon's Vasco da Gama Bridge as the longest in Europe.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman condemned the project, saying it has damaged the environment and that larger ships will not be able to pass through its ports on the Azov Sea.
In March elections, Russians overwhelmingly voted for Putin to serve a fourth Kremlin term, but an opinion poll by the independent Levada centre found 45 percent of the population think he is failing to ensure that the country's oil and gas revenues trickle down to benefit ordinary people.
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch expressed confidence that the ongoing construction of the bridge over Kerch Strait could vastly interfere with Ukraine's transport connection with global markets.
"The Russian occupying powers, which have temporarily occupied Crimea, are continuing to act outside global law", Volodymyr told the French news agency.
Roberto Mancini wants to take Italy back to the top
He reached the semi-finals of Euro 1988, and was in the squad that finished third in the 1990 World Cup on home soil. But this will be his first global coaching job.
Trump support brings ZTE a step closer to resuming normal operations
The Commerce sanctions didn't just imperil ZTE; they also hurt the American companies that sell components to the Chinese company. The question is, are there alternative remedies to the one that we had originally put forward", Ross said following a speech.
School board approves union contracts including those for teachers
Charles Styler of North Sea and Michael Medio of Water Mill-both newcomers-will duke it out for a seat on the seven member board. With the receipt of some additional state aid combined with funds from our reserves, the budget gap was reduced to $400,000.
At the same time, Poroshenko stressed that punishment for any illegal actions against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine was inevitable.
Ukraine appealed to the world not to recognize the results of the voting in the occupied Crimea.
The bridge will make the peninsula easier to reach from southern Russian Federation.
The chief editor of the Kremlin-funded channel, Margarita Simonyan, wrote on Twitter that "Kiev made a decision to take revenge on us for the Crimean Bridge", after the raids on the offices of RIA Novosti state news agency, which is part of the same media group as RT.
The works on the construction have begun in May 2015, regardless the withdrawal.
The Ukrainian side has withdrawn from the treaty with Russian Federation on the construction of the bridge in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea.
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