Russia's illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv — and most of the world — ...

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to ...

The armed troops appeared in Crimea in uniforms without insignia, and Putin soon called ... by countries such as North Korea and Sudan. In Russia, it touched off a wave of patriotism, and ...

Those troops arrived in Crimea in uniforms without insignia, and Mr Putin soon called a vote on ... Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, some Crimean Tatars have joined Ukraine's armed forces, ...