Despite the Russian leader's 2022 declaration, Moscow does not fully control these Ukrainian regions but hopes that the U.S.

Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and ...

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

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 ...

It also paved the way for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, during which Moscow annexed more land from the war-torn country. Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically ...

For Kyiv, Crimea had been a strategic asset, too. By the time Russia annexed it in 2014, it had been a part of Ukraine for 60 years and had become part of the country’s identity. Leonid Kravchuk ...

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

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 ...