Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War.

As Kyiv braces for peace talks that will include negotiations on the status of Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories, U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 20 referred to Crimea as "the size of Texas" and located "in the middle of the ocean.

The annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014 marked a pivotal moment in modern European history, setting the stage for the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine that resumed in 2022. This strategic Black Sea peninsula has become both a symbol of territorial dispute and

The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.

Donald Trump said on his social media handle that Zelenskyy can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight.

Over a whirlwind four days of diplomacy designed to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and prominent European leaders.

While Putin says Crimea has always been Russian, the peninsula has changed hands over the centuries, having been variously administered by the Russian Empire, warring factions during WWI and the Russian Civil War,

Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine should not have surrendered Crimea in 2014 and should have fought for it as it did for Kyiv, Odesa, and Kharkiv in 2022. “We all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably,