Tim Marshall analyses the limits of Vladimir Putin's global ambitions from an extract of Prisoners of Geography ...

As the US pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said the Black Sea peninsula will stay with Russia. Why ...

Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, hosts the Black Sea Fleet, serves as a launchpad for missile strikes, and is vital for ...

"Russia continues to reconstitute its conventional forces, and possesses advantages in geography, domain, and readiness," said the text of his opening statement, prepared for a hearing before the ...