Explainer-Where is Crimea and why is it contested?


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Mar 2025

(Reuters) - The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

The fate of Crimea and four provinces where Russia has captured territory since invading Ukraine in 2022 was widely thought to be on the agenda of talks on Tuesday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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