A look at the diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea. coveted by both Russia and Ukraine for its naval bases and beaches: Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset ...

Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea off southern Ukraine, was absorbed into the Russian empire along with most ethnic Ukrainian territory by Catherine the Great in the 18th century.

A look at the diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea, coveted by both Russia and Ukraine for its naval bases and beaches: Crimea was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire ...

Crimea Has Been a Battleground and a Playground. Why It's Coveted by Both Russia and Ukraine Russia's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was ...

A look at the diamond-shaped peninsula in the Black Sea. coveted by both Russia and Ukraine for its naval bases and beaches: Why is Crimea important? Crimea’s unique location makes it a ...

FILE - People watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech after signing treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia in the Moscow's Kremlin, during a meeting in Sevastopol ...