Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War. It ...

Crimea has been a crucial sticking point in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine - but Donald Trump is aiming to resolve the issue as part of peace negotiations. The US president has consistently ...

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SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - MARCH 18: Six years on from the day Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty of accession to absorb Crimea in the Russian Federation on March 18, 2020 in Simferopol, ...