When Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014, many pitched annexation as if it was a desirable outcome for Crimea’s residents. After all, weren’t most of Crimea’s residents not only ethnically ...
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office requested the extradition of former Russian state television anchor Farida Kurbangaleeva ...
Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.
The expansionism of the presidents of Russia and the United States set a dangerous example for less powerful countries that have open territorial disputes with Ukraine ...
Armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in early 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The previous year, protests in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, against Ukrainian President Viktor ...
Financial sanctions on Russia were introduced following the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the wider invasion of Ukraine in 2022. They include bans on exporting weapons technology, facilitating ...
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania transitioned from Russia's electricity grid to the EU's system, enhancing security amidst regional tensions. This significant shift increases Baltic energy independence ...