Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it plays in the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to retake the Crimean Peninsula after Russia’s seizure exactly 11 years ago ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ... the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War. It also paved the way for Russia’s full-scale invasion ...
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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Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
Russia's Black Sea naval base at Sevastopol was founded soon afterwards. More than half a million people were killed in the Crimean War of 1853-56 when competing geopolitical powers Russia and the ...
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Crimea, 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 March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow's relations with the West into a downward spiral ...