The map highlighted Ukraine but did not include the Crimea peninsula as part of the country ... Moscow used Crimea to help ...

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 ...

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond had earlier condemned Russia's “flagrant breach of Ukrainian and international law” in seizing Crimea a year ago. Russia has more claim to Crimea than Britain ...

A separate video was sent out to schools giving Russia's version of the events surrounding the annexation of Crimea. Watch: Leaked video from Russian education ministry talks about Crimea ...

Russia's annexation came after Ukraine's Russian-backed president was ousted following months of pro-European protests. On 24 February this year - eight years after the Crimea annexation - Moscow ...