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Citizens of Crimea practice using weapons in military exercises. Photos/Activities
This move comes as Kievan forces are retaking territory in Kherson.
“Fortification works are underway on the territory of Crimea under my control with the aim of ensuring the safety of all citizens of Crimea,” Moscow-appointed governor of the Crimea region, Sergei Aksyonov, said on social media.
He did not explain the construction of the fort in more detail.
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Meanwhile, Russia has not ruled out further high-level meetings with the United States (US) on “strategic stability,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.
The next meeting between the two powers in Cairo on nuclear proliferation is approaching.
“If America shows interest and willingness, we will not refuse,” Ryabkov said.
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Strategic stability is a term used by Russia and the United States, the two major nuclear powers in the world, to indicate the reduction of the risk of nuclear war.
