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Russia will not hand back control of Crimea to Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, responding to comments from the White House that the United States expected the Black Sea peninsula to be returned.
Ukraine began two days of missile tests near Crimea on Thursday - a move that has angered Russia, which has put its air defence forces on high alert and deployed warships in the Black Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin withdrew his nation from the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a day after a United Nations committee condemned Russia for human rights abuses in Crimea.
Ukraine has put its forces near Crimea and in eastern Ukraine on high alert, as Russia accused it of provocation in Crimea and vowed to take additional measures.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday encouraged the Russian people to stand up to external challenges as Russia marked the first anniversary of Crimea's incorporation into the country.
Russia, Ukraine and the United States have been quarreling over a Russian documentary film named "Crimea: The Way Home," which was first broadcast on Sunday through Russian TV channels.
The Russian Navy refuted reports Wednesday that it has been conducting training combat dolphins in Crimea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday called "anti-terror operation" conducted by Ukrainian troops in its east "a serious crime," warning of " consequences" if Kiev used the army against its own people.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry voiced outrage Wednesday against Russia's intention to set up border controls at the straits separating Crimea from Ukraine.
The Russian government had set up a commission to manage the social-economic development of the newly adopted republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol, the Kremlin press service said Monday.
The Ukrainian Post has reported experiencing temporary difficulties in the delivery of mail in Crimea, according to a statement of the Luxembourg Institute of Regulation published on Tuesday.
Russia dismissed reports on Tuesday that it was allegedly mobilizing troops to its border with Ukraine after the absorption of Crimea, a former Ukrainian republic.
The newly-proclaimed Republic of Crimea is scheduled to start using Russian rouble as its official currency from March 24, according to the republic's parliament speaker.