‘Don’t mention Crimean Tatar Mejlis because we say it doesn’t exist,’ Russian occupiers order media
Russian occupation officials have sent a letter to Crimean and Sevastopol media outlets directing that they are not…
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All the latest news about Crimea, occupied by Russia.
Putin’s desperate attempt to legalize “KrymNash” (CrimeaIsOurs)
The war in Syria is the Kremlin’s last hope to achieve recognition, albeit informal, of Russian-occupied Crimea and…
Seventh KrymNash myth — that annexation was a response to West’s denigration of Russia — baseless, Popov says
The seventh “Krymnash” [CrimeaIsOurs] myth, one suggesting that Russia has not engaged in aggression in Crimea and the…
Crimea blockade to start Sunday at noon
Refat Chubarov, Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine…
Popov demolishes Krymnash myth of ‘Fascist Euromaidan’
Moscow historian Arkady Popov continues his examination of the eight myths propagated by Russia’s "Krymnash" ["CrimeaIsOurs"] notions with…
Russian occupiers cut classes and schools in Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian
Despite Russian laws specifying that Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian are state languages in Crimea alongside Russian, the Russian…
How Ukraine rebuilt Crimea from ruins in 1954 | Infographic
No, there was no “gift from “Khrushchev.” On February 19, 1954, at the request of the Kremlin, Ukraine…
Sacrificing Crimea and Donbas to Russia – no solution for Ukraine or the world
Many people, horrified by the actions of pro-Moscow forces in Crimea and the Donbas or unwilling to continue…
Fifth myth of Krymnashism – Ukrainian statehood is ‘artificial’ – demolished by Popov
The Kremlin’s insistence that it has the right to take pieces of Ukraine because “Ukraine has no territorial…
Fourth Putin myth about Crimean Anschluss without foundation, Popov says
Moscow historian Arkady Popov has been systematically examining and demolishing the eight myths Vladimir Putin and his regime…
Popov demolishes third ‘KrymNash’ myth – that Crimean people freely expressed their will
Moscow historian Arkady Popov takes up and demolishes the third myth that the Kremlin has promoted as part…
The Sentsov-Kolchenko case: what you need to know
On 25 August 2015, Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years of prison and anti-fascist activist…
Russian occupation threatens very existence of Crimean Tatar people, Chubarov says
In an appeal to the leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine who are meeting in Berlin tomorrow, Refat…
Tatar community in shock: Putin receives symbolic treasure as gift
Eskender Bariev, the Coordinator of the Committee on Protection of the Rights of the Crimean Tatar people, member…
Outdoor advertising with Nazi salutes and Putin spotted in occupied Crimea
A huge outdoor advertisement with elements of Nazi symbols is on display in the city of Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea.…
Crimean Anschluss divides Russian left just as much as it does Russian right
That Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea has divided Russian nationalists has been obvious since the opening days of…
‘Thieves’ steal 58 years of archival material from Crimean Tatar paper
Thieves broke in and stole hard drives on which were 58 years’ worth of the archives of the…
Moscow’s claims of ‘historic right’ to Crimea don’t stand up, Popov says
The second of the eight myths Vladimir Putin has propounded to justify his illegal annexation of the Ukrainian…
Ankara congress underscores why Crimean Tatars are such an asset for Ukraine and such a problem for Moscow
The Second World Congress of the Crimean Tatar People which ended yesterday in Ankara shows why the Crimean…
Normalization of relations with Moscow impossible until Russian occupation of Crimea ends, Ukrainian foreign minister says
In the most detailed discussion of what might be called Kyiv’s non-recognition policy of the Russian Anschluss, Ukrainian…