Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, is facing multiple counts of circumventing ...

A Russian politician appointed by President Vladimir Putin as governor of Russian-annexed Crimea's largest city went on trial in London on Tuesday, charged with breaching British sanctions in the ...

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but ...

A woman holds a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin as she waves a Russian national flag, as other gather to mark ...

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, a Russian politician, faces trial in London for breaching British sanctions. Appointed governor of ...

A young schoolboy who was born after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine writes “11 Years Together” on a drawing at his rural school in Siberia. This drawing is part of a nationwide patriotic campaign ...

A telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Donald Trump will take place later in ...

Turkey does not recognize the temporary occupation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia, but supports the sovereignty and ...

The United Nations General Assembly, the United States and many other countries condemned the annexation, and the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia over its moves. Few countries ...

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov is accused of receiving more than £75,000 from his wife and a new Mercedes Benz SUV from his brother.