Crimea

As of this writing, Russia's Black Sea Fleet is on alert, and a Russian parliamentarian is in Crimea discussing passports and the possibility of a Russian annexation. It should go without saying that an attempt to seize Ukrainian  With its multinational society and a long history of conquests, the Crimean peninsula has always been a … Read more

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — With unrest growing in the Crimea over Ukraine's political transformation, a group of armed men seized the local parliament and the regional government headquarters in Simferopol early Thursday morning, barricaded themselves  SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — With the Russian flag planted atop the regional Parliament, Crimea raised the specter of secession from Ukraine on … Read more