What began as a disputed referendum quickly escalated into a wider geopolitical crisis, with Ukraine losing control of the peninsula and relations between Moscow and Western nations collapsing. More ...

Around 300 people are currently being held in Russian captivity on politically fabricated charges in occupied Crimea, including 159 Crimean Tatars, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on March 16. The ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea on Friday as Russia marked two years since annexing the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine in a move that dramatically damaged its ties with the West. The Kremlin ...

Ukraine’s security service said Thursday it had banned the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for backing Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Ukraine’s National Security Service (SBU) said the ...

A Ukrainian woman is accused of killing a Russian commander in Crimea. Ukraine recapturing Crimean territory by December 31, ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov compared President Trump's push for Greenland with Russia's unilateral annexation of the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea more than a decade ago. "Crimea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Crimea as a piece of land "right in the ocean" that is "the size of Texas" while talking ...

MOSCOW—It will take some time to revise Russia's history textbooks to reflect the annexation of Crimea. But that's not preventing the authorities from moving quickly to assure the country's school ...

Interviews with residents of Russian-held region point to frustration with Moscow as Ukrainian campaign to isolate it takes toll on daily life ...