Russia's war against Ukraine began in Crimea. In February 2014, as the pro-Russian regime in Kyiv was killing protesters on the barricades of the EuroMaidan Revolution, thousands of Russian troops ...

Crimea's Moscow-appointed Governor Sergei Aksyonov, who is officially known as the head of the republic and is wanted by Kiev as a traitor, is satisfied with what has been achieved under his rule.

Perceptions of Crimea may differ within the country, but overall, there is a deep-seated sense that regaining Crimea, along with the Donbas, is necessary for Ukraine's future, Nilsson told Newsweek.

Crimea's temperate climate made it a popular tourist destination for Ukrainians and Russians before the Russia-Ukraine war, especially Yalta, where the Soviet, U.S. and British victors of World ...

In a later speech, Putin would say that Crimea was Russia’s Temple Mount. “Crimea was the base from which everything began,” said Skrypnyk, who left Crimea the day of the referendum.

Crimea — annexed by the Russian Empire under Catherine the Great in 1783 — also has major symbolic importance to Putin, who has tied Russia's war in Ukraine to its imperial past.

Attack on key bridge from Crimea to Russia kills 2 and halts traffic Parts of a bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula and Russia were damaged in an attack Monday.

Why, at the suggestion of the Americans, the topic of Crimea's occupation suddenly took a prominent place in discussions about ending the war, why exactly the peninsula is important to Russia, and ...

Ukraine damages key Crimea bridge Moscow blamed Ukraine on Monday for a new attack that damaged the bridge that connects the Russian mainland with Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Crimea is the cornerstone of Putin's revanchist regime. Losing it might prove a fatal blow for the Russian system.

Crimea, with a latitude close to that of the grape-growing regions of Oregon and upstate New York, produces copious wine. Indeed, any drive outside of Yalta passes numerous vineyards.

The bridge, which connects Crimea with mainland Russia, was rocked by an explosion early on October 8 — just one day after Putin's 70th birthday — leaving several people dead.