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, was quick and bloodless, but ...
Beleaguered Russian army resorts to deploying horses, donkeys on Ukraine battlefield to dodge drones
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Trump, Too, Had Ambitions To Expand His Empire Into Ukraine. Here’s Why They Never Materialized
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Explainer-Where Is Crimea and Why Is It Contested?
The United Nations General Assembly, the United States and many other countries condemned the annexation, and the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia over its moves. Few countries ...
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Putin invaded Ukraine because his primary goal, that which has guided his dictatorship from the beginning, is to put the ...
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In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion
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Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia's illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on ... Crimea was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire first annexed it in the 18th century.
Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.