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Ukraine calls for Coca Cola boycott after advert recognises Russian annexation of Crimea
Uproar after company bowed to Russian pressure to include annexed territory in map.
Ukraine: Symbolic freedom fighter and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov languishes in Russian labour camp
Despite war and political turmoil from Maidan to Crimea, Ukrainian cinema has been a silver lining.
Crimea: Rare Bengal tiger cub dies because of emergency power line bombing
Animal freezes to death at Yalta Zoo amid power outage caused by attack on energy lines.
Vladimir Putin inaugurates Crimea energy bridge during surprise visit
Moscow launches first leg of undersea electricity supply system linking Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula.
Crimea declares state of emergency as power supply knocked off
Crimean peninsula plunges into darkness after four main power supply lines from Ukraine are severed.
Ukraine launches investigation after Putin and Berlusconi quaff £60,000 bottle of wine
Political allies and friends sampled 18th century vintage on visit to historic Crimea winery.
Adorable tiger and lion cubs play with visitors in Crimean zoo
The baby animals were part of an event to raise awareness about endangered species.
Ukraine's top UK diplomat: Russia should be kicked off the UN security council
Ihor Kyzym, chargé d'affaires at the Ukrainian embassy in London, talks to IBTimes UK.
Gerard Depardieu banned from Ukraine for five years
Ban issued after French actor made comments supporting Russian annexation of Crimea.
City of London to suffer most from EU sanctions on Russia for role in Ukraine conflict
EU thinks that Russia did not show significant effort to comply with the Minsk Agreement.
Russia: 13 soldiers killed in Omsk military barracks collapse
Emergency measures on at 242 Airborne Training Centre after four-storey building collapses.
EU ministers confirm extended sanctions on Russia as unrest continues in Ukraine
The sanctions, which were due to expire in July 2014, will affect state-owned banks, energy and oil firms.
Russian jet close pass on US navy ship in Black Sea caught on camera [Video]
Video shows Russian SU 24 aircraft flying past USS Ross off Crimea
Russian aircraft scrambled to ward off US destroyer in Black Sea
The Pentagon has denied any unusual behaviour stating that the USS Ross was on routine operations.
Russia blacklists 89 European Union officials in response to sanctions
Llist of blacklisted politicians handed over to EU embassies.
Ukraine frontline: Beatings, torture and modern slavery beyond battlefield war crimes
Damning report from Amnesty International condemns Ukrainian combatants for a litany of war crimes
Russian nuclear threat: Could Vladimir Putin really push the red button?
Putin's proxies talked about nuclear option at Elbe summit, but does that indicate Russia will actually take the ultimate step?
Russia issues nuclear threat over Crimea and Baltic States
Kremlin envoys briefed by Putin tell Elbe group talks nuclear war could follow Nato attempts to win back Crimea for Ukraine.
Moscow moving nuclear-capable weapons to Nato borders amid massive military drills across Russia
Moscow sends sophisticated Tupolev 22-M3 bombers to Crimea and dispatches Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad.
Putin says Russia was prepared to step up nuclear readiness over Crimea
As rumours circulate over Russian president's public absence, he defends hardline Crimea policies.
Ukraine: How the British Left has been split by Russia's proxy war in the East
Far-left groups blame Nato for Ukraine crisis, while centre-left point finger at Kremlin aggression.
Putin admits planning annexation of Crimea weeks before referendum
Putin said that he ordered plans to be formed for annexation of Crimea in February weeks before March referendum.
Lenin and Stalin return as Soviet-era army holiday is celebrated in Russia - and Crimea and Donetsk
Rallies celebrating the strength of Russia's military are held in Crimea and Donetsk.
Ukraine crisis: Where is Viktor Yanukovych one year on from his ousting as president?
Yanukovych has kept quiet in his exile as war rages through eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine: Grandmother aka 'the punisher' latest army recruit to fight pro-Russian separatists
She is the latest recruit to join the Ukrainian Army in fight against the pro-Russian separatists.
Russian central bank to ignore S&P, Fitch and Moody's credit ratings issued after Crimea row
Move comes after Fitch and Moody's downgrade of Russian sovereign debt to just above junk status
Ukraine Banks Turn off ATMs and Block Credit Cards in Pro-Russian Rebel Region Donetsk
The pro-separatist dominant Donetsk has left locals without personal cash or funding.
Moscow Confirms Crimean People Will Repay Loans to Ukraine's Banks
A Russia central bank figure says that Crimeans will have to repay their debts to Ukraine.
Putin: 'Russia Will Not Allow Ukraine to Defeat Rebels'
Russian president says peace is possible in eastern Ukraine.
Russia Steps Up Beef with McDonald's as 200 Outlets Put Under Investigation
Russia has already closed nine McDonald's restaurants including one at Pushkin Square.