Kiev, Moscow Trade Accusations Over 2 Soldiers In Crimea
November 22 2016
The Russian government says Ukraine has abducted two Russian soldiers in Crimea, a charged denied by Kiev, reports Agence France-Presse.
The Kremlin annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
The two servicemen were "illegally detained and removed from Crimea by Ukrainian security force on Sunday," according to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry carried the next day by domestic media.
For its part, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that the two men were "former...
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