Russia Crimea: Putin blames Kyiv for Ukraine violence, warns Tatars not to expect special status Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Kyiv for the latest burst of fighting in Ukraine’s restive east. Putin made the accusation on the second 18 August 2015
Turkey Hundreds of Crimean Tatar groups gather for world congress in Ankara Hundreds of ethnic Crimean Tatar groups from around a dozen countries are attending a major world congress this weekend. Those gathered in the 1 August 2015
Ukraine Ukraine bans French actor Gerard Depardieu over support for Crimea annexation French actor Gerard Depardieu has been banned by Ukraine from entering the country for five years. Depardieu took Russian citizenship in 2013 in a 29 July 2015
Ukraine Crimea: French deputies defy sanctions for visit A group of French lawmakers pay their respects to soldiers from their country buried at a military cemetery dating back to the 19th century Crimean 24 July 2015
World News French MPs defend controversial visit to Crimea A group of French MPs has stirred controversy by visiting Crimea. The territory was annexed by Russia in March last year following a referendum not 23 July 2015
Ukraine Tatars remember WW2 Crimea deportation victims Ceremonies marking the 71st anniversary of the deportation of Tatars have taken place in both Kyiv and Crimea. In 1944 almost 200,000 people were 19 May 2015
Ukraine Ukraine, when eastern protests developed into war Several thousand angry demonstrators gathered on 6th April one year ago, outside the regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine 6 April 2015
Russia Russia holds day-long celebrations on Crimea annexation anniversary Thousands turned out for a fireworks display in the Crimean city of Sevastopol ending a day of celebrations marking the first anniversary of Russia’s 19 March 2015
World News Putin: Russia regained 'historic roots' with Crimea annexation Tens of thousands of people have celebrated, with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the first anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The 18 March 2015
World Crimea's Tatars yearn for homeland one year after Russian annexation Before the arrival of Imperial Russian troops in Crimea in 1783, Bakhchisarai was the capital of a Tatar kingdom. Today’s tense mood, one year after 17 March 2015
Europe News NATO holds naval exercises in the Black Sea NATO has held a series of naval exercises in the Black Sea off the Romanian coast, ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia’ annexation of Crimea 16 March 2015
Russia Putin says he was ready to put Russian troops on nuclear alert over Crimea As rumours circulate over the whereabouts of President Vladimir Putin who has not been seen in public since last week , Russian state-run television 16 March 2015
Russia Annexation of Crimea: One year on Celebrations have begun in Crimea, almost a year on from Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Following a referendum on March 16, 2014, Crimea was 9 March 2015
Russia Putin's secret plan to seize Crimea President Vladimir Putin has revealed what went on behind the Kremlin’s closed doors in the vital hours before last year’s annexation of Crimea. In a 9 March 2015
Russia Kremlin saw plan to split Ukraine before Yanukovich fled - newspaper A Russian newspaper has claimed that the Kremlin was presented with a plan to annex Crimea and eastern Ukraine before the overthrow of President 26 February 2015
Ukraine Travel chaos as Ukraine suspends transport links with Crimea Thousands of vehicles have been stuck at the border between Ukraine and Crimea, after Kyiv authorities reportedly blocked movements at two out of 28 December 2014
Ukraine Visa and MasterCard quit Crimea over US sanctions Visa and MasterCard said they can no longer support their payment cards being used in Crimea. The move by the world's biggest payment card companies follows the latest round of US sanctions imposed 26 December 2014