Russia is training mercenaries from Africa and Cuba in Crimea for the war in Ukraine. The occupiers are using children from ...

Atesh emphasized that Russian occupiers are using children as human shields to protect their soldiers and mercenaries at the ...

Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status ...

Bryan Lanza tells the BBC there needs to be an "honest conversation" with Kyiv and returning Crimea is not a US priority.

Insights into the impact of Crimean annexation and the lack of arms support for Ukraine. How will this shape the future?

Crimea, which juts out into the Black Sea, is strategically regarded as a crucial region Its annexation in 2014 offered a strong hint at Vladimir Putin's intentions.