David Lidington is a British Conservative MP and Minister of State for Europe. Two years ago this week, Russia staged an illegal and illegitimate “referendum” in Crimea. The sham vote was a ...

Earlier, the European Union imposed a ban on investments to Crimea’s economy, on purchasing real estate, building infrastructure and offering tourist services MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/.

Crimea, under Putin’s control, would likely turn the Black Sea into a Russian lake, severing the Caucasus and Central Asia from Europe and directly threatening NATO members Romania and Bulgaria ...

With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their ...

Europe Oil from two Russian tankers, which sank and ran aground in the Kerch Strait after a storm in December, has spread 250 kilometres to reach the coast of Sevastopol in Crimea, Moscow ...

Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies backed a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations against Crimean Tatars ...

This development comes amid heightened tensions in Eastern Europe, particularly with the ... kilometers from Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea. This proximity to key conflict zones underscores ...

months of pro-European protests culminated in the ousting of Ukraine's Russian-backed president. On 24 February this year, Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, using Crimea as a ...

Russia's annexation came after Ukraine's Russian-backed president was ousted following months of pro-European protests. On 24 February this year - eight years after the Crimea annexation - Moscow ...