Ukraine mobilizes for war as Russia builds up in CrimeaPeter GraffAlissa de Carbonnel
He says the meeting comes after Mr Zelenskyy "effectively admitted for the first time he would not be able to take back the territory that has been seized - that is effectively Donbas and Crimea" (see 17.31pm post). "He's p...
This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates. Russian officials said Ukraine attacked the Russian city of Belgorod overnight, as well as the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, as a series of retaliatory strikes by Ru...
Ukraine - Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, Conflict: As pro-Russian protesters became increasingly assertive in Crimea, groups of armed men whose uniforms lacked any clear identifying marks surrounded the airports in Simferopol and Sevastopol. Masked gunmen occu
Ukraine naval raids are intended to prepare for counter offensive operations by ground forces—though any hopes of reaching Crimea in 2023 are now well in the rear view mirror, due to difficulties advancing even short distances in southern Ukraine. Skeptics may therefore question whether the bol...
The city is home to the Black Sea Fleet which the Kremlin uses to project power into the Middle East and Mediterranean and - during the war in Ukraine - to impose a de facto blockade on Ukraine's seaborne food exports via the Turkish straits. ...
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
The appeal of Ukraine’s first war crimes conviction has been adjourned. The hearing for former Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin was postponed until July 29 due to his lawyer's ill health.
Burns Thursday also addressed the Middle East, China and other pressing national security topics. He alluded to far-reaching implications of the war in Ukraine, including in the Indo-Pacific. While initially, Western solidarity in the face of Russia's aggression was sobering for Chinese...
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...