The only way to compel Putin to make concessions is to increase the cost of his aggression.

International recognition of Russia’s occupation of Crimea in exchange for an end to the war in Ukraine would only harm U.S.

Russia later flooded Crimea with migrants and held ... pro-Russia factions in the Donbas region, which Putin used as a pretext to invade. Obama had tried to ease relations with Russia, infamously ...

Russia-appointed officials in Moscow-occupied Crimea have announced a regional emergency after oil was detected on the coast of Sevastopol ...