Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine

Why Putin covets Ukraine's territory and turned Crimea from a playground into a battleground

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Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it plays in the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to retake the Crimean Peninsula after Russia’s seizure exactly 11 years ago

Crimea has been a battleground and a playground: Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine

Russia's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine 11 years ago – on March 18, 2014 – was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow's relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War.

Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it’s coveted by both Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, paved the way for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine

Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow’s relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since the Cold War.

Defense Minister Jana Černochová (ODS) stands by her statement on Saturday that Kiev cannot make concessions in exchange for a ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian war. According to her, Ukrainians have "shed too much blood" to give in to the aggressor. She considers the statements of some statesmen, such as US President Donald Trump, that Kiev should hand over Crimea, occupied by Russia, to Moscow unacceptable. Crimea is a symbol that cannot be t…