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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. 

Crimean Tatars long to return to a liberated Crimea

Ukraine

After nearly a full year of war with Russia, Ukrainian leaders say victory will come when the Russians make a full retreat out of Ukraine — including the Crimean Peninsula.

Vladimir Putin walks between two rows of people clapping their hands and taking photos with their cell phones

20 years of Putin in power: A timeline

Conflict & Justice
President Donald Trump and aid at the Oval Office in the White House.

Breitbart alumni shape the message at Trump’s White House

Conflict
"The Sniffer," one of the most popular TV detective shows in Russia today, is made by a Ukrainian production company.

There’s one thing that Russia and Ukraine agree on — their favorite TV shows

Media
People attend a rally in support of Scotland's independence referendum, in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

Russia says ‘Yes’ to self-determination — as long as it’s not within Russia

Global Politics
Lavrov

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

Global Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.

Lavrov

Meet the hard-charging Russian diplomat pushing Putin’s assertive foreign policy

Global Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov likes to drink, smoke, wear Italian suits, and foil the US. And the world should take him seriously, says Politico’s Susan Glasser.

Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?

Environment

Russians and Americans live and work together for six months at a time on the International Space Station. Given that tensions between Moscow and Washington are way up after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, we wondered how the conversation is going way up there.

Is there any chance Russia-US tensions could end up on the International Space Station?

Environment

Russians and Americans live and work together for six months at a time on the International Space Station. Given that tensions between Moscow and Washington are way up after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, we wondered how the conversation is going way up there.

The Russian flag being hoisted over a Ukrainian naval facility in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, after the base was forcefully occupied, Wednesday.

Here’s the argument for why Crimea’s secession was against international law

Global Politics

President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that the secession of Crimea from Ukraine is a violation of international law. But doesn’t Crimea have the right to determine its own fate? An international lawyer says the problem came with Russia’s military intervention.

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