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.

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 ...

Russia seized and annexed Crimea in 2014, with Russian-backed separatists ... (This area can be seen outlined in black on the map above) Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February ...