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Putin aide comments on idea of returning Crimea to Kiev
Kiev still lays claim to the peninsula, which voted to reunite with Russia in a 2014 referendum
Dec 14, 2025 17:05
Russia condemns Polish detention of Hermitage archaeologist
Aleksandr Butyagin is being wrongly held on a Ukrainian warrant over “absurd” claims he was “destroying cultural heritage,” Moscow has said
Dec 11, 2025 13:48
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The vocally pro-Kiev authorities in Tallinn are seeking to cancel the band’s concert
Nov 8, 2025 04:40
Ukraine will never retake lost territories – NATO member’s defense chief
Kiev lacks the power to fight back even with Western help, Italy’s Guido Crosetto has said
Oct 29, 2025 08:47
Russia recognizes Ukraine’s independence but not its ‘Nazi’ regime – Lavrov
One of the root causes of the conflict is Kiev’s “extermination of everything Russian” in violation of international law and conventions, the foreign minister has said
Oct 27, 2025 09:17
Lithuanian culture minister lasts a week over Crimea row
The peninsula and four other former Ukrainian regions voted to join Russia in referendums, but Kiev and EU insist they were “annexed”
Oct 3, 2025 16:12
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