FIFA has apologised for displaying a map during the qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup that excluded Crimea from Ukraine's territory, which Kyiv had criticised as an "unacceptable error".

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.

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

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 ...