new poll shows that majority of Russians still support Kremlin's of Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula, and fewer back any similar move toward the parts of Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held by Russia backed separatists.. ..…
Warsaw said Putin was snubbed this time -- unlike 10 years ago -- because of Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. . ..…
The first is the notion that if you take territory by force, you can keep it, which the Russians are already saying is a precedent for what they've done in Crimea. ..…
It is important for the Russian ruling class to strengthen its influence in Europe, not only to get rid of the sanctions related to the Ukraine/Crimea conflict, but for wider political and economic reasons. ..…
Many have suffered, in Russia generally, in Chechnya and Dagestan, and in Crimea. ... As long as the U.S. and Europe are at odds with Russia over its annexation of Crimea and support for Ukrainian separatists, there is little they can do directly to improve religious liberty in the region. ..…
Most controversial news of the day, as detected by AI.