#Tuzla #Crimea
In 2003 Russia started to build a dam to Ukrainian island Tuzla near Crimea. It was unannounced and illegal construction. Ukrainian board guards were watching the construction and when it almost reached Ukraine,
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In 2003 Russia started to build a dam to Ukrainian island Tuzla near Crimea. It was unannounced and illegal construction. Ukrainian board guards were watching the construction and when it almost reached Ukraine,
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president Kuchma interrupted his trip abroad and came to Tuzla.
Kuchma recalls: when in September 2003 the Russians began to build a dam to the island, at first it was not clear that this was the stupidity of local officials, or a gamble by the power lobby in the Russia
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Kuchma recalls: when in September 2003 the Russians began to build a dam to the island, at first it was not clear that this was the stupidity of local officials, or a gamble by the power lobby in the Russia
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government, or a deliberate provocation by Moscow. "But we realized very soon that we were talking about probing Ukraine for weakness, to the depth of a possible retreat. We understood long before the head of Putin's administration, Voloshin, promised to drop a bomb on Tuzla,
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and newspaper headlines began to shout that "the war with Russia is less than a kilometer away.”
By this time, Ukraine had already strengthened the defense of the island, deployed several hundred border guards there, the marines were on alert on boats in the Kerch Strait.
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By this time, Ukraine had already strengthened the defense of the island, deployed several hundred border guards there, the marines were on alert on boats in the Kerch Strait.
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But the dam was creeping forward. "And when only a couple of hundred meters remained, I interrupted my visit to Brazil and flew straight to Crimea," Kuchma said.
He gave the order to shoot to kill if the Russians violated our border: “The Russians heard and the dam stopped.”
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He gave the order to shoot to kill if the Russians violated our border: “The Russians heard and the dam stopped.”
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The agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the Russian-Ukrainian state border was signed in Kyiv on January 28, 2003. The treaty was ratified by the Russian Federation on April 22, 2004. In between Russia tried to violate our borders.
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This dam became the basis of the Kerch bridge. That’s why I take the “1991 border” stance from “russian opposition” very critical. Russia planned to occupy Ukraine for a long time. Russian opposition did zero to prevent it. Russians must lose its imperial ambitions.
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