Russia has accused Ukraine of preparing an attack on Crimea in a bid to “destabilize” the region, Moscow’s FSB security service announced on its website Wednesday.
Crimea was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014 and is internationally recognized as occupied Ukrainian territory. Moscow considers it part of the Russian Federation, however, and it has de facto control over the peninsula. Over the last week, Ukraine has reported a spike in Russian military activity in Crimea.
The FSB announced that it had clashed with militants in the city of Armyansk in Crimea on Sunday, arresting a group of them, …read more
Source: Newsweek
