The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Russia ‘may be willing to drop claims to parts of Ukraine it does not occupy’

David Lammy to host US and European negotiators for ceasefire talks in London amid encouraging speculation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025

Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine despite ‘Easter truce’

Kremlin proclaimed a temporary ceasefire, but Russian artillery fire is continuing, according to Ukrainian president

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

Why does Putin insist Ukranians and Russians are ‘one people’? The answer spans centuries of colonisation and resistance

Russian president Vladimir Putin does not seem interested in peace: Sunday’s missile strike on Sumy, the worst civilian attack this year, proves he is determined to expand into Ukraine at any cost.

The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025

Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it plays in the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to retake the Crimean Peninsula after Russia’s seizure exactly 11 years ago

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025

Family of sanctioned Russian spent thousands on car and school fees, court told

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

Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025

Europe may struggle to replace the military intelligence that Ukraine needs – but it has key strengths

US intelligence has been an essential part of Ukraine’s defence for over a decade. Since the invasion of Crimea in 2014 the US has been supplying Kyiv with a continuous stream of electronic, satellite and human intelligence. This has been decisive in the war with Russia in providing warnings and…

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025

As Russia’s war reaches milestone, Ukrainians count their personal losses

Ukrainian survivors remember their many tragedies three years after Russia’s invasion began.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2025

Ayn Rand in Ukrainian Crimea

What the Russian-born author would have thought of Russia's war in Ukraine

Reason · Feb 24, 2025

Far-right links and Putin praise: fears over £600m UK history theme park plan

French family behind project visited Kremlin in 2014 to discuss building ‘Tsarland’ in annexed Crimea

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

‘Like a cruel auction’: what Ukrainians think of Trump’s peace talks with Putin

Ukrainians inside the country and abroad express their hopelessness, anger and defiance at negotiations between Washington and Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2025