Former President Obama on Thursday defended his response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, saying that circumstances were different then compared to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine ...

Now, faced by the pro-Russian opposition’s rebound success in Crimea and a political result he does not like, Obama cries foul and refuses to accept the outcome. He cannot have it both ways.

Speaking at the Hague, Netherlands, where he is attending a summit on international security, Obama said the West will not recognize Russia's illegal attempt to annex Crimea. He insisted that ...

Former US President Barack Obama, whose second term fell on Russia's annexation of Crimea and its invasion of Donbas, explained the lack of active support for Kyiv from the West compared to the ...

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Russia's Vladimir Putin was “very insulted” by the G8 expulsion and that if Russia ...

Donald Trump has claimed that Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up Crimea to Vladimir Putin after the pair met on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral over the weekend. Speaking as he arrived ...

"Ukraine of that time was not the Ukraine that we’re talking about today," Obama said. "There’s a reason there was not an armed invasion of Crimea, because Crimea was full of a lot of Russian ...

“Both the Obama administration and European leaders ... is willing to do what is necessary to return Crimea to Ukraine. So, after two wars between Russia and Ukraine, numerous sanctions, and ...

President Trump again blamed former president Barack Obama for the Russian annexation of Crimea, saying Obama allowed it to happen when he “gave away” respect for the United States.

During a 2023 interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Obama defended his response to Crimea's annexation, saying that the circumstances in Ukraine were not the same as they were when Putin ...

US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at the previous Obama administration, suggesting it was “too soft” on Russia over its annexation of Crimea. Under increasing pressure over his ...