Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it plays in the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to retake the Crimean Peninsula after Russia’s seizure exactly 11 years ago ...
US envoy says ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks is whether Ukraine will cede occupied regions
The biggest obstacle to resolving Russia’s war in Ukraine is the status of Crimea and the four mainland Ukrainian regions ...
Trump is considering recognising Ukraine's Crimea as part of Russia, Semafor reports
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognising Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in ...
Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
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Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met there in 1945 to discuss the fate of Germany and Europe after World War II. For Kyiv, Crimea had been a strategic asset, too. By the time ...
Explainer-Where Is Crimea and Why Is It Contested?
The United Nations General Assembly, the United States and many other countries condemned the annexation, and the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia over its moves. Few countries ...
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Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it’s coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met there in 1945 to discuss the fate of Germany and Europe after World War II. For Kyiv, Crimea had been a strategic asset, too. By the time ...
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Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off ... The conflict reshaped Europe and paved the way for World War One. In 1921, the peninsula, then populated mainly by Muslim Tatars, became part ...