The Latest Breaking News from Crimea

Move affirms US support for Ukraine

Satellite imagery taken this week shows military activity in multiple locations across Belarus, the annexed Crimea region of Ukraine and western Russia near Ukraine's border, a private U.S. company said on Friday.

Several Russian infantry units returned to their bases in Dagestan and Chechnya after completing drills in Crimea, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Friday. Pro-Russian separatists accused the Ukrainian military of shelling in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine’s military said it has recorded dozens of ceasefire…

The Ukraine crisis has brought the unstable security architecture in Europe to the fore of U.S.-Russia ties

Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed land, air and naval forces that give the Kremlin a range of possibilities should it seek to initiate military…

The MoD graphic shows how Russian forces could surge into Ukraine from Belarus in the north, Crimea in the south, or Russia in the west

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday dismissed reports that Russia was withdrawing troops from Ukraine's border, instead accusing Moscow of sending more soldiers as fears of an invasion grow.

Kyiv (AFP) - The United States and NATO joined Ukraine on Wednesday saying there was no sign of Russian troops withdrawing, after military movements in occupied Crimea fuelled reports that the crisis could be abating.