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Crimea

Workers repair the railway part of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. 
Ukraine
Crimean Tatars long to return to a liberated Crimea
Vladimir Putin walks between two rows of people clapping their hands and taking photos with their cell phones
Conflict & Justice
20 years of Putin in power: A timeline
russian meme satan jesus
Sowing Chaos: Russia’s Disinformation Wars
Full Episode
President Donald Trump and aid at the Oval Office in the White House.
Conflict
Breitbart alumni shape the message at Trump’s White House
"The Sniffer," one of the most popular TV detective shows in Russia today, is made by a Ukrainian production company.
Media
There’s one thing that Russia and Ukraine agree on — their favorite TV shows
People attend a rally in support of Scotland's independence referendum, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
Global Politics
Russia says ‘Yes’ to self-determination — as long as it’s not within Russia
Lavrov
Global Politics
Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy
Lavrov
Global Politics
Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy
Environment
Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?
Environment
Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?
The Russian flag being hoisted over a Ukrainian naval facility in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, after the base was forcefully occupied, Wednesday.
Global Politics
Here’s the argument for why Crimea’s secession was against international law
The Russian flag being hoisted over a Ukrainian naval facility in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, after the base was forcefully occupied, Wednesday.
Global Politics
Here’s the argument for why Crimea’s secession was against international law
Natalia Antonova at the beach in Crimea with her child, 2011.
Lifestyle & Belief
Want to know one of Crimea’s best-kept secrets? Nude beaches
Natalia Antonova at the beach in Crimea with her child, 2011.
Lifestyle & Belief
Want to know one of Crimea’s best-kept secrets? Nude beaches
Donetsk
Global Politics
Could other parts of eastern Ukraine follow Crimea’s path to Russia?
Sergei Aksyonov, Crimea's pro-Russian prime minister, stands as a member of a pro-Russian self defense unit takes an oath to Crimea government in Simferopol on March 10, 2014. Russian forces consolidated their hold on Ukraine's Crimea peninsula on Monday,
Global Politics
Meet the paramilitary leader who claims to be running Crimea
Crimean Tatars demonstrate to keep Crimea part of Ukraine. They're holding yellow and blue balloons, the colors of Ukraine's flag.
Conflict & Justice
For Crimean Tatars, the Ukraine-Russia standoff is full of risk
Protestors in the Crimean city of Simferopol come out support of the new government in Kiev.
Conflict & Justice
Russian troops are stirring ethnic tensions that could tear Crimea apart
Putin supporter
Conflict & Justice
This is how Russia’s intervention in Ukraine is playing in Moscow
A monument in Sevastopol to the city's heroic defense against the Nazis in World War Two
Conflict & Justice
Here’s why Russia won’t let go of Crimea