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Crimea

Russia jails two elderly Jehovah's Witnesses on basis of spy testimony, group says

Russian official says Ukrainian drones kill three, injure 16 in Crimea resort area

Russian-controlled Crimea brings in information blackout designed to counter Ukrainian drone attacks

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the resort town of Gurzuf during sunrise, Crimea April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the resort town of Gurzuf during sunrise, Crimea April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo

Crimea’s Tatars, scarred by past, fear their homeland will be ceded to Russia in peace deal

Ethnic Crimean Tatar Leniie Umerova, 27, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 10.
Ethnic Crimean Tatar Leniie Umerova, 27, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 10.

Ukraine’s Zelensky calls for fair peace with no ‘rewards’ for Putin

epa12055151 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a visit to the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 April 2025, amid the Russian invasion. At least 12 people were killed and 87 others injured after a Russian combined attack with drones and rockets of different types in Kyiv on 24 April 2025, Ukrainian authorities said. Zelensky claimed the Russian missile that struck the Kyiv residential area was supplied by North Korea.  EPA-EFE/STRINGER
epa12055151 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a visit to the site of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 April 2025, amid the Russian invasion. At least 12 people were killed and 87 others injured after a Russian combined attack with drones and rockets of different types in Kyiv on 24 April 2025, Ukrainian authorities said. Zelensky claimed the Russian missile that struck the Kyiv residential area was supplied by North Korea.  EPA-EFE/STRINGER

‘Catastrophic’: Experts sound alarm over possible Crimea deal

People walk along a street near a banner in the colours of the Russian flag reading "We don't abandon our people", in Yalta, Crimea April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
People walk along a street near a banner in the colours of the Russian flag reading "We don't abandon our people", in Yalta, Crimea April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?

People cross the street near the Juma-Jami Mosque and the Saint Nicholas cathedral in Yevpatoriya, Crimea April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
People cross the street near the Juma-Jami Mosque and the Saint Nicholas cathedral in Yevpatoriya, Crimea April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

Russia and Ukraine trade blame over faltering peace moves

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

Zelensky posts 2018 Trump administration rejection of Crimea annexation

Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky posted to his X account a copy of the 2018 declaration by President Donald Trump’s first administration rejecting Russia’s annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.
Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky posted to his X account a copy of the 2018 declaration by President Donald Trump’s first administration rejecting Russia’s annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.

Ukraine’s Zelensky notes ‘emotions’ in talks, alludes to dispute with US over Crimea

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference in Kyiv on April 22, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference in Kyiv on April 22, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.