The Crimea zoo that lets you get up close and personal with lions

A video released by a Safari Park in Vilnohirsk, Crimea showing the moment a lion got into a car with tourists has gone viral.

Russia was expelled after its annexation of Crimea in 2014

President Vladimir Putin will hope to keep world's attention on football

The bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014, is a source of pride for Vladimir Putin but has brought anger in Ukraine.

The bridge across the Kerch Strait, which will connect the Crimean Peninsula and Krasnodar Region is officially opened.

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the official opening of a 19km-long bridge connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula by driving a truck over it.

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It's after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 in a referendum branded illegal by Kiev and the West

In its recruitment drive, the Russian Army in Crimea is engaging with kids as young as 12, enthusing them about de-mining and defusing bombs.

Russia ramps up military reinforcements in Crimea, despite economic sanctions being extended last month,

It's the largest exchange of prisoners since conflict broke out in 2014.

Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years jail in, say critics, a travesty of a trial.

The International Court of Justice said Ukraine did not provide enough evidence of Russia's alleged role in the conflict, now in its fourth year.

The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow looks set to enter a new arena after Russia announced its musical entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest.