Learn more about Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea from the infographic below and explore the Kennan Institute’s ...

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

As the sky began to darken, Vladyslav Rudenko slid a pair of underwear into his hoodie and pretended to go for a walk. The 16 ...

"Crimea is an integral part of Ukraine," Kuryshko ... on Telegram or wearing blue and yellow, the colours of the Ukrainian flag. "Our form of communication now consists of helping people leave.

“Recognition of occupied Crimea as Russian territory would be a blow primarily to Ukraine’s own interests,” says Nariman Dzhelyal, a prominent Crimean Tatar journalist, activist and ...

FILE - A member of a pro-Russian self-defense force reaches for a knife to take down a Ukrainian navy flag at the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, March 19, 2014. (AP Photo, File) ...

Putin has called Crimea “a sacred place,” and has prosecuted those who publicly argue it is part of Ukraine. Repressions against the Crimean Tatars continued under Putin, despite Moscow’s ...

FILE - People watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech after signing treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join ... a meeting in Sevastopol, Crimea, on Sept.