Ukrainian president’s permanent representative in Crimea Olha Kuryshko ...

Rustem Umerov, who heads Ukraine's delegation at peace talks with Russia on Friday, is a skilled and pragmatic negotiator, ...

Explosions were heard in several districts of occupied Crimea on the morning of May 16. Allegedly, the Russian air defense ...

At the time, the city was Constantinople. "Before the British had their empire ... the Italians settled all around the coast of the Black Sea, and they traded in the hinterlands with all the tribes ...

With an area of 27,000 sq km (10,000 sq miles), Crimea is slightly smaller than Belgium, with the city of Simferopol as its capital. The pre-war population was around 2 million. Ukraine's 2001 ...

The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.

Russia kept a foot in the door, however: Its Black Sea Fleet had a base in the city of Sevastopol, and Crimea — as part of Ukraine — continued to host it. By the time Russia annexed it in 2014 ...

The apparent cancellation has raised fresh questions about the Kremlin's ability to secure key sites, even deep inside ...

Recognizing Crimea as part of Russia would put the Trump ... Russia has had a major naval base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol for over 200 years. A dispute over that facility and the ...

“Crimea will stay with Russia," Trump said in ... During recent peace discussions, Russia struck the city of Sumy, killing over 30 civilians celebrating Palm Sunday, launched drone attacks ...

The escalation comes shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer ...