"In 2014 when Russia invaded Ukraine and took Crimea, there was a number of … sanctions levied from the Western financial institutions," Lee said on CNBC's "Street Sign Asia." "As a result, Russia ended up using cyberattacks back against those financial institutions." "Now that we're se...
In a carefully choreographed visit, Putin traveled to the port city in southern Ukraine by helicopter before he was seen driving and inspecting parts of the city and talking to local residents. On Saturday, he had reportedly visited Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. Whil...
February 2014 to March 2014: Russia Seizes Crimea, Creating International Outrage Russia seizes Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula with a predominantly ethnic Russian population, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan protests. Russian troops occupy key sites on the peninsula, wearing military uniforms with Russ...
Bakhchysarai, located in Crimea, is generally recognized by other countries as Ukrainian territory, but was annexed by Russia, along with the rest of Crimea, in 2014. Rocket launcher Li Chun/China News Service via Getty Images A rocket launcher fires during the "Peace Mission 2021" joint coun...
Ukraine Launches More Than 10 Drones on Crimea - Russia-Installed Official More (Reuters) - Ukraine launched more than 10 drones overnight on the Crimean Peninsula, including three on the port of Sevastopol, a Russian-installed official said early on Sunday, adding that air defen...
Obama, who was in office when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, also warned that Ukraine was the latest example of a trend that has "seen the forces of division and authoritarianism make headway around the world." The line was a thinly veiled swipe at Obama's successor, the now f...
Russia went on to invade Crimea in 2014. The Russian leader also claimed Russia was ready for "dialogue" with Ukraine and the West over how to end the war, and for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for almost a year while await...
From a South Korean perspective, the provision of military support to Ukraine via NATO members built on its arms sales to NATO countries including Norway, Poland, or the UK following Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 (SIPRI2022). In other words, South Korea had already been helping NATO ...
Russia revealed the goal of its invasion is to take “full control” of southern Ukraine as well as the eastern Donbas region and to establish a land corridor connecting Russia to Crimea, the peninsula it annexed in 2014. Having connection issues? Bookmark CNN’s lite site for fast connectivi...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend that in occupied Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, Russia is specifically targeting ethnic Tatars, forcing them to flee the peninsula. “Russia is trying to destroy the gene pool of the Crimean Tatars,” he said. “Males are taken...