“West keeps trying to bury Russia, but they will die themselves soon,” says Putin in new speech
While offering peace talks, the Kremlin leader lashes out at the West.
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Annexation of Crimea
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Ukraine’s Security Council Chief: Ukraine to liberate Crimea by force of arms
Ukraine will liberate Russian-occupied Crimea using military force unless Russian troops leave the peninsula, Ukraine's National Security and…
Russia keeps building up fortifications in occupied Crimea
Russia creates fortified defense lines all over occupied Crimea (southern Ukraine), fearing the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Locals in Crimea…
Putin to visit occupied Donbas – Kremlin spox Peskov
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin plans to visit the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast (eastern Ukraine), according…
New strengthened UN Crimean resolution calls on states to join Crimea Platform, names Crimean Tatars an indigenous people
"This year we managed to include in the text Russia's responsibility for respecting the rights of Crimean Tatars…
Ukraine demands Spain withdraw school textbooks with “Russian” Crimea
The Embassy of Ukraine in Spain addressed the Minister of Education of the country with a demand to…
Ukrainians’ hope in returning Crimea wane, yet support for Crimean Tatar autonomy grows
Since March 2014, the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea has been under the occupation of Russia, which had formally…
Photo project spotlights Crimean Tatar kids born after their fathers’ unlawful arrests by Russian occupation authorities
2021 marked the seventh anniversary of the Russian occupation of the part of sovereign Ukrainian territory, the Crimean…
Forced migration in Crimea as part of Russia’s ‘hybrid’ strategy
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Decree No. 201 came into effect on March 20, 2021. The executive edict adds…
Between occupation and annexation: finding the proper way to call Ukrainian Crimea
Today, the question is straightforward: how should we - Ukraine, the international community, Western partners, the media -…
Ukraine’s evidence in ECtHR: proof of Russia’s occupation of Crimea, human rights violations
The full description as well as references and supporting facts were included in the description of the court…
Stolen childhood: Russian propaganda and militarization of Crimean youth
On December 7, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) adopted the resolution “Problem of the militarization…
Crimeans have tap water only six hours a day as all Russian attempts to hydrate occupied peninsula fail
Read also: Ukraine’s water blockade of Crimea should stay, because it’s working Is Crimea now costing Russia more…
UNGA vote on militarization of Crimea highlights Moscow’s international isolation on Ukraine, Portnikov says
“Of these 17,” writes Portnikov, “three are members of [Russia’s] Eurasian Economic Union [which has five members -…
Is Crimea now costing Russia more than it is worth?
Russian regional affairs analyst Anton Chablin points out that the recently released budget figures for 2021 show enormous…
Austrian company secretly continued Crimean opera project after public denials
The Austrian architecture company Coop Himmelb(l)au, which designed an opera theater complex in Russian-occupied Crimea, had secretly worked…
Ukraine prepares sanctions against Austrian firm over flagship opera house in occupied Crimea
The Crimean story of the Vienna-based architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au began in January 2019 when the Russian occupation…
Russian-occupied Crimea: Lessons of hypocrisy
As it was informed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russia’s lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, has…
Portnikov: Yanukovych must not return
Vitaly Serdyuk, the lawyer of the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, said that Yanukovych is preparing to…
Portnikov: It’s not about ‘negotiation formats,’ it’s about Russia
The President of Ukraine's new representative in Crimea, Anton Korynevych, speaks about the need to find an international…