Crimea

Jamala sings "Alim," live with the National Opera of Ukraine.
Ukraine
This Crimean Tatar singer gives voice to her homeland with a new album
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
Players from Tavriya Simferopol huddle together at a match earlier this year.
Sports
War disrupts Ukrainian soccer, but the game still goes on
Firefighters and police officers work on a site where an explosion created a crater on the street after a Russian attack in Dnipro, Ukraine
Ukraine
Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands on a stage surrounded by others
As Ukraine’s presidential election approaches, the Kremlin is all the more comfortable in Crimea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is shown sitting at the end of a table chairing a meeting with heads of military and security forces in Kiev, Ukraine, Nov. 30, 2018.
Ukraine bars entry to Russian men of combat age citing invasion fears
Ukrainian politician Oleh Lyashko is shown with several people behind standing at a podium pointing his finger during a parliament session.
Global Politics
Ukraine introduces martial law citing threat of Russian invasion
russian meme satan jesus
Sowing Chaos: Russia’s Disinformation Wars
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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
Elmaz and her husband, Timur Barotov, refugees from Crimea who now live in Lviv, Ukraine
Conflict
One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories
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
According to a local newspaper in Pskov, Russia, this is the grave of a Russian soldier who died last week. The grave is close to the base of the 76th airborne division cited for heroism by President Putin last week.
Conflict
Ukraine faces up to a Russian invasion, while Moscow keeps denying it
Russian regular troops and Cossacks storming the Turkish fortress of Khadjibey in 1789, by P.P.Parkhet. Khadjibey was later renamed Odessa for the ancient Greek colony on the Black Sea.
Global Politics
Why do so many places in Ukraine and Crimea sound a bit Greek?
Russian regular troops and Cossacks storming the Turkish fortress of Khadjibey in 1789, by P.P.Parkhet. Khadjibey was later renamed Odessa for the ancient Greek colony on the Black Sea.
Global Politics
Why do so many places in Ukraine and Crimea sound a bit Greek?
Arts, Culture & Media
Find the geographic link between the Crimean War and blues guitar?
Arts, Culture & Media
Find the geographic link between the Crimean War and blues guitar?
Russian skateboarders in Serov's central square. "I've got nothing against America," one of them says. "They've got some great skaters in the US."
Conflict & Justice
Putin is popular in Russia, but so is American culture
NATO's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen -- backed by all of NATO's foreign ministers -- speaking at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels. NATO is suspending "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia.
Global Politics
NATO suspends cooperation with Russia over Crimea
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet sign the US Estonia Partnership Statement at NATO headquarters in Brussels December 3, 2013. The statement affirms the commitment of both countries to continue working together to e
Global Politics
Estonia casts a wary eye toward Russia, while leaning on NATO
Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.
Global Scan
Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?
Gwyneth Paltrow posted this selfie on Twitter started a global trend when she posted a selfie on Twitter, without any makeup on.
Global Scan
Wonder why stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and thousands of others are taking selfies without their makeup?
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?
Crimea
Global Politics
Russia’s changing everything in Crimea, and that may include time itself
Crimea
Global Politics
Russia’s changing everything in Crimea, and that may include time itself
A Ukrainian serviceman digs a trench at a checkpoint facing Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukraine's small frontier detachments would have difficulty stopping an all-out Russian attack, but would more likely be by-passed and isolated, on the "Crimean model" of
Conflict & Justice
If it comes to war with Russia, does Ukraine stand a chance?
A Ukrainian serviceman digs a trench at a checkpoint facing Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukraine's small frontier detachments would have difficulty stopping an all-out Russian attack, but would more likely be by-passed and isolated, on the "Crimean model" of
Conflict & Justice
If it comes to war with Russia, does Ukraine stand a chance?
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
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience during a March 18th rally and a concert in Moscow called "We are together" to support the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea to Russia. Defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, Russia signed a
Global Politics
Vladimir Putin redraws Russia’s map by annexing Crimea
Donetsk
Global Politics
Could other parts of eastern Ukraine follow Crimea’s path to Russia?
Sevastopol
Global Politics
Uncertainly looms as Crimea creeps closer to secession
Sevastopol
Global Politics
Uncertainly looms as Crimea creeps closer to secession
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
Olesya is an ethnic Russian in Crimea. She says she loves Russia, and thinks of it as a big brother to Ukraine. "But now they are violating my rights," she says.
Conflict & Justice
This Ukrainian thought of Russia as a big brother. Until they intervened in Crimea
Crimea
Global Politics
Can Crimea really just ditch Ukraine for Russia?
Crimea
Global Politics
Can Crimea really just ditch Ukraine for Russia?
Global Politics
‘I’m proud to be American — and that is why after this newscast, I’m resigning’
Arts, Culture & Media
Crimea has long held a special place in culture and imagination
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
Global Scan
Facebook plus drones equals Internet?
A group of Russia supporters outside the entrance to the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Sevastopol. They say they see Crimea's future with Russia, not Ukraine.
Conflict & Justice
Putin claims that ‘volunteers’ are surrounding Ukrainian bases in Crimea
John Kerry in Ukraine
Conflict & Justice
Here’s a look at how the White House and the Kremlin view Ukraine differently
John Kerry in Ukraine
Conflict & Justice
Here’s a look at how the White House and the Kremlin view Ukraine differently
A military personnel member, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a local airfield, near the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Lyubimovka, some 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Simferopol, Crimea's capital.
Global Politics
A US ambassador says Russia is naive to think it can easily annex Crimea
Global Politics
Ukraine is fast becoming the biggest European crisis of this century
Global Politics
Ukraine is fast becoming the biggest European crisis of this century
Global Politics
What can the US do about Russia’s occupation of Crimea?
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
A militia man stands guard at a checkpoint Friday about a hundred yards from unmarked military trucks that have sealed off Sevastopol's airport.
Conflict & Justice
Mystery troops blockade airports in the Crimean region of Ukraine
Demonstrators unfurl  a giant Russian flag during a pro-Russian rally in Simferopol, Crimea.
Conflict & Justice
As Ukraine smolders, Russia moves on to plan B
Yanukovych
Global Politics
Five reasons why Ukraine’s ousted president might be hiding in Crimea
Global Politics
Georgia conflict affects Ukraine