When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine, his aim was to sweep into the capital, ...

That changed overnight when Russia seized Crimea in March that year on the pretense ... should be allowed for use in the war. Looking at a map of Ukraine before February 2014, it is a stark ...

Russia's annexation of Crimea was recognized internationally only by countries such as North Korea and Sudan. In Russia, it touched off a wave of patriotism, and “Krym nash!” -– or “Crimea is ours!” - ...

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering recognising Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in ...

Tracking Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a brutal task as blood is spilled like water for mere metres of land on the frontline. But the broader picture is stark. Since 2014 ...