A look at the diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea, coveted by both Russia and Ukraine for its naval bases and beaches: Crimea was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire ...

Crimea remains a key flashpoint in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The Black Sea peninsula was seized by Putin in a widely condemned move considered illegal by the international community.

Russian-occupied Crimea is under a large-scale assault by strike drones, with explosions heard across various parts of the ...

Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian empire along with most ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century.

Youths mark the ninth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine with a banner reading, ‘Russia doesn't start wars, it ends them,’ in 2023 (Copyright ...

March 18 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognising Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Russian territory in a possible future peace ...

A look at the diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea. coveted by both Russia and Ukraine for its naval bases and beaches: Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a ...

The fate of Crimea and four provinces where Russia has captured territory since invading Ukraine in 2022 was widely thought to be on the agenda of talks on Tuesday between U.S. President Donald ...

Crimea Has Been a Battleground and a Playground. Why It's Coveted by Both Russia and Ukraine Russia's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was ...

Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it. Crimea was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire first annexed ...

FILE - People watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech after signing treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia in the Moscow's Kremlin, during a meeting in Sevastopol ...