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Washington-brokered negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have largely boiled down to a diamond-shaped peninsula about ...

At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its ...

This marked the first forcible annexation of European territory since World War II. No Western country ... into Ukraine often originates from Crimean territory. The region serves as a critical ...

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War. The issue led to another clash between U.S. President Donald ...

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WASHINGTON — London discussions between the US, United Kingdom, Ukraine, France and Germany ended Wednesday without agreement on the terms of a potential peace deal — but with promises to keep ...

Washington is awaiting Ukraine’s response today regarding a peace framework that includes U.S. recognition of Crimea as Russian territory and informal acceptance of Russian control over areas ...

Donald Trump claimed this week that he was close to a deal with both Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to settle the war in Ukraine. But a deal remains ...

BOMBSHELL Google Maps images have exposed China's secret submarine fleet with six nuke boats massed at a base - as fears loom of war with Taiwan. The terrifying shots are the latest example of ...