A nighttime drone strike deep inside Russian-occupied Crimea in late October 2025 marked a pivotal moment in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian forces, using low-cost aerial ...

" Crimea should have been considered a sovereign entity based on the 1991 referendum and the legal framework then in force and shortly afterward, between February and May 1992, Crimea's Parliament ...

Crimea has emerged as the central obstacle to ending the war in Ukraine. But for the strategic peninsula, being at the nexus of great power competition is nothing new. At the northern end of the Black ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On October 6, 2025, a series of explosions shattered the calm in Feodosia, Crimea, as Ukrainian drones struck the peninsula’s largest oil terminal. The attack ignited massive fires and sent thick ...

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that Vladimir Zelensky could resolve the conflict in Ukraine almost immediately by renouncing claims to Crimea and the idea of the country joining NATO PARIS, ...