What is the Donbas, the piece of Ukrainian land that Putin wants so badly?

The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first ...
Daily Reporter

What to know about Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine over a decade ago

Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War. It ...
UNITED24 Media

Censorship and “Fear Patrols” Are Deepening Mental Health Struggles in Occupied Crimea

Residents of Crimea face increasing mental health challenges, with a notable rise in youth suicides amid censorship and ...
Las Vegas Sun

Russia’s takeover of Crimea in 2014 set stage for later Ukraine invasion

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The ...