Conflict over Crimea between two peoples, not just two states, Portnikov says
When the history of the 21st century is written, Vitaly Portnikov says, Russia’s occupation of Crimea “beyond any…
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Kirillova: Sochi Games scandal revealed what Putin was like even before Crimea
Five years ago this weekend, the Sochi Olympiad ended with many Russians convinced that it showed Russia had…
Crimea’s Russians who backed Anschluss now turning against Moscow, Vasiliyev says
Many ethnic Russians who lived in Crimea before the Anschluss considered themselves more Russian than even those in…
Russia’s deportation of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars from occupied Crimea a “neo-imperial policy tool” – report
In February 2014, Russia started a military operation to occupy and annex a part Ukraine – the Crimean…
First int’l human rights mission since occupation reports on how Russia crushes opposition in Crimea
The mission to Crimea met with more than 50 people, including victims of human rights violations and their…
Russia prepared to occupy Crimea back in 2010 and other things we learned from Yanukovych’s treason trial
The prosecutors asked the court to sentence Yanukovych to 15 years imprisonment, the maximal term prescribed for high…
Russia may kill disabled Crimean Tatar with “most absurd” show trial yet
The 57-year-old Crimean Tatar activist, who had for 18 years suffered from numerous health conditions, was apprehended at…
2019 will be ‘a year without Crimea” for Putin, Portnikov says
The coming year, Vitaly Portnikov says, will be another “year without Crimea” for Vladimir Putin, one where he…
Crimean Tatars see Budapest Memorandum as key to recovery of their homeland
Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of the Crimean Tatars, says that the goal of his nation is “the establishment…
Deaths will exceed births in Crimea every year through 2035, Russian occupiers say
The Crimean Statistical Agency (CSA), a branch of the Russian occupation authorities, says that deaths will exceed births…
Why Europe’s security depends on a strong response to Russia, immediately
This “parallel legal reality” is not limited to Russian missiles which violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.…
Russians will celebrate return of Crimea to Ukraine if Putin tells them to, Portnikov says
The possibility that Vladimir Putin will return two or more of the Kurile Islands the Soviet Union seized…
Sailors captured by Russia are POWs, Russia violates Geneva Convention, say Ukrainian officials, lawyers
The 24 sailors Russia has seized and taken captive after a Russian attack on three Ukrainian Navy boats…
Putin will attempt to divert attention from Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Kerch Strait, Polyakov says
What happened on November 25 in the Kerch Strait is an obvious act of military aggression, and this…
Russia attacks Ukrainian ships near Kerch strait – video, audio intercepts
On 25 November, in an escalation of tensions which had been developing since summer 2018, three Ukrainian ships…
Open Street Map decides to mark Crimea as Russian territory
On 14 November, one of the managing organs of Open Street Map (OSM), the Data Working Group (DWG),…
Why Ukraine’s new UN General Assembly resolution is important for returning Crimea and political prisoners
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has recently approved a newly revised draft resolution titled…
Moscow now shifting Navy vessels from Pacific and Arctic to Kerch Straits
In a move that gives substance to Ukrainian fears that Moscow will close the Sea of Azov to…
Seven messages from Mustafa Dzhemilev on his 75th Birthday
Mustafa Dzhemilev, who has been fighting for the rights of the Crimean Tatar nation for six decades against…
Moscow’s blockade of Sea of Azov intended to force Kyiv to lift its own on Crimea, Samus says
By blocking water transit on the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Straits, Moscow is pursuing two…