Tatars were among those who opposed Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and rights groups noted Russian authorities’ persecution of the minority group in the aftermath. But what was already ...

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 Russian but ...

The Baltic states are set to sever ties with Russia's power grid that date back to the 1950s, and instead integrate further ...

Thanks to events in Russia and Syria, Turkey lost its rivalry with Iran to be China’s Middle Eastern pivot. Here’s how.

MOSCOW, June 3./TASS/. Kremlin disagrees with the term "annexation" that the German chancellor used about reunification of Russia and Crimea, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in comments on an ...

An American intelligence-gathering aircraft has operated off the coast of Crimea for the first time since the outbreak of the ...

In a new treaty with Russia to be signed on Friday, Iran has rejected Moscow's annexation of Crimea, according to the Middle East Eye. Newsweek has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ...

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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 Russian Defence Ministry reported the destruction of 49 Ukrainian drones over three hours late Thursday, primarily over ...

Crimea came under the control of a Tatar Khanate in 1443, after centuries of Greek and Roman influence. It eventually came under Ottoman control and remained there until it was annexed by the ...