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!” - ...

Russia had already seized the southern peninsula of Crimea in February 2014 before annexing it soon afterwards. Trump has said it is unlikely Ukraine will return to its pre-2014 borders but ...