"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...
The Russia-Ukraine War began in February 2014 with the covert invasion of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea by disguised Russian troops. The conflict expanded in April 2014 when Russians and local proxy forces seized territory in Ukraine’s Don
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...
Zelenskyy also told Italian RAI state TV in an interview scheduled to be broadcast on Thursday night that Ukraine will never recognize Crimea as part of Russia, which annexed that part of southern Ukraine in 2014. “Crimea has always had its autonomy, it has its parliament, but on the insid...
2014 Crimea annexation is another example, Bowman notes, and Putin saidon Feb. 22, 2022, that he wants the world to recognize that territory as rightfully Russian. He rationalizedin a 2021 essaythat a common history and culture – which Ukrainians dispute – entitled Russia to exert its ...
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...
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 awa...
In March 2014 Russia precipitated an international crisis when it occupied and annexed Crimea, an autonomous republic of… Read More Gusinsky’s media empire In Vladimir Gusinsky …built a media empire in Russia in the late 20th century. His holdings included television, radio, newspapers, and ...
Russia to Deploy New S-400 Missiles on Crimea: Ifax More Reuters FILE PHOTO - Russian S-400 Triumph medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile system is seen along the Kremlin wall during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Tatyana Makey...