For instance, one could consider the polar archipelagos of Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya and New Siberian Islands, or rather appropriate parts of them comparable in size to Crimea. Taking into ...

Iran's refusal to recognize Crimea as Russian territory in the new ... United Arab Emirates and Iran have disputed over three gulf islands under Iranian control since 1971. Tehran's decision ...

Crimea, under Putin’s control ... The strategically vital Snake Island at the mouth of the Danube Delta would also be endangered. Although Ukrainian resistance has thus far kept Russian naval ...

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea announced a regional emergency on Saturday, as oil was detected on the shores of Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city.