Putin inaugurates last electricity line to Crimea![]() May 11, 2016 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's President has flipped the switch to open the last of four electricity lines to Crimea aimed at allowing the peninsula to end its reliance on Ukrainian power, the Associated Press reports. The line from the Russian mainland that Vladimir Putin inaugurated on Wednesday, May 11 brings Russia's electricity supply to Crimea to 800 megawatts a day. Russia's Crimean "energy bridge," including four undersea cables, cost 47 billion rubles ($725 million), the state news agency TASS reported. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |