A Hague tribunal found Russia breached some maritime law, awarding no damages.
Claim:
Russia won a legal case in The Hague concerning Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
SOME BS
Topic
Crimea
4 claims checked
“Crimea became part of Russia” is less accusatory but can obscure agency and legal dispute.
Claim:
The phrasing "Crimea became part of Russia" is more neutral than the phrasing "Russia annexed Crimea".
HARDLY BS
NAVFAC sought 2013 bids to renovate Sevastopol School No. 5.
Claim:
The United States Department of Defense, via the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), planned renovations to School No. 5 in Sevastopol, Crimea in 2013, before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
NOT BS
U.S. procurement records show only repairs to a civilian school in Sevastopol.
Claim:
Before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the United States planned to establish a military school on the site of a former Soviet military base in Crimea.
TOTAL BS