Iran has rejected Moscow's annexation of Crimea, according to the Middle East Eye. Newsweek has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Iranian Mission to the ...

many pitched annexation as if it was a desirable outcome for Crimea’s residents. After all, weren’t most of Crimea’s residents not only ethnically Russian but also pro-Russian? Weren’t they already ...

Despite the threat of extinction, the Crimean Tatars remain loyal to Ukraine and continue to fight for their homeland.

and there is no need to recognize it ['annexation']. One must only recognize the fact of reunification of Crimea and Russia and the fact that Crimea has had the status of a Russian region for ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland is “not a joke.” At least one person, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is ...

Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in early 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The previous ... the regions quickly broke out between Russian-backed forces and the Ukrainian ...

Shortly after the referendum Putin signed accession treaty making Crimea part of the Russian Federation once again. To punish Moscow, the US and European Union imposed economic sanctions on Russia ...

The UK has not carried out a single conviction for breaches of Russian sanctions, the National Crime Agency has said. Financial sanctions on Russia were introduced following the annexation of Crimea ...

Four territories Ukraine considers to be its provinces have approved through referendums Moscow's initiative to join the Russian Federation ... it would constitute an annexation by the Vladimir ...

reported the buildup of Russian troops and military equipment near Donetsk and Russian cross-border shelling immediately following Crimea’s annexation. The conflict transitioned to an active stalemate ...