Jul 17 WATCH: Blinken urges Congress to act on delayed ambassadorial nominations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the Senate to move forward with votes on more than 60 diplomatic nominations, including 38 ambassadors, that have been stalled due to objections by individual lawmakers. Continue reading
Jul 17 Russia blames Ukraine for new attack on key bridge to Crimea that killed two By Associated Press An attack before dawn damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 09 Russia reports intercepting missile over annexed Crimea, briefly shuts down key bridge By Associated Press Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula on Sunday reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch and briefly suspending traffic on the Kerch bridge that links the annexed territory to Russia. Continue reading
Jun 05 Russia makes unverified claims that Ukraine is launching major attacks By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian officials have kept Russia guessing about when and where it might launch a counteroffensive, or even whether it had already started. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Hundreds of Americans evacuated from Khartoum amid fighting in Sudan In our news wrap Saturday, the U.S. completed the first land evacuation of private American citizens from Sudan’s capital, Russia says Ukrainian drones struck a fuel depot in Crimea, a manhunt is underway for a suspect in the fatal shooting… Continue watching
Apr 29 Russia-appointed governor reports strike on Crimea oil depot by Ukrainian drones By David Rising, Associated Press A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for… Continue reading
Apr 13 Ukraine stands firm in demand that Russia withdraws forces from Crimea By Adam Pemble, Associated Press Ukraine's foreign minister says his country won't budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently. Continue reading
Apr 11 Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine counteroffensive By Adam Pemble, Associated Press The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea said Tuesday the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive. Continue reading
Mar 18 Putin visits annexed Crimea after ICC issues arrest warrant for war crimes in Ukraine By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. Continue reading
Dec 05 Putin drives across bridge to Crimea that was damaged during war By Associated Press The bridge links Russia’s mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The Oct. 8 truck bomb attack disrupted travel on one of the two automobile lanes of the bridge. Continue reading