Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but ...
Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
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'Berlin Wall is not an option' — Zelensky warns against dividing Ukrainian cities by contact line
Ukrainian towns and cities divided by a demarcation line in the event of a ceasefire would be left empty and desolate, ...
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Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia kept a foot in the door, however: Its Black Sea Fleet had a base in the city of Sevastopol, and Crimea — as part of Ukraine — continued to host it. Sevastopol also was a preferred ...
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Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
With an area of 27,000 sq km (10,000 sq miles), Crimea is slightly smaller than Belgium, with the city of Simferopol as its capital. The pre-war population was around 2 million. Ukraine's 2001 ...