It also borders its giant neighbor Russia to the east. 2014 invasion and Crimea annexation Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2014, seizing Crimea, a peninsula extending from its southern coast.

Newsweek's map below illustrates what territories Ukraine could swap with Russia ... it has annexed five Ukrainian territories including Crimea in 2014, as well as Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk ...

The map also shows Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine based on analysis by the ... the Donbas—as well as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Putin in ...

First came the illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014 ... weapons should be allowed for use in the war. Looking at a map of Ukraine before February 2014, it is a stark reminder about how ...

How are Russia and Ukraine placed after three years of fighting and with Donald Trump suggesting talks on ending the war ...