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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 high-stakes call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin expected on Tuesday comes as 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.

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