Politics

FACTBOX: History of Crimea’s reunification with Russia

A treaty on Crimea’s and Sevastopol’s accession to Russia was signed on March 18, 2014

British PM refuses to send warships to Strait of Hormuz

According to the sources cited by The Daily Telegraph, the refusal may worsen his relations with the US president

Air defenses down 38 drones heading towards Moscow

Two more drones were destroyed since the previous report

Still no concrete date set on Ukrainian conflict settlement talks

There is also no information whether detailed contacts are currently underway regarding this issue

Approval of 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions 'overdue'

The foreign ministers of member-states of the European Union discussed how to push this forward

Press review: US tries to assemble Hormuz tanker coalition as Russia eyes new fuel markets

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, March 16th