Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv and most of the world never recognized Moscow’s annexation of the strategic peninsula.

By Elizabeth Piper, Daphne Psaledakis and John Irish LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - U.S., Ukrainian and European officials meet in London on Wednesday to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine but chances of any breakthrough look slim after most foreign ministers pulled out despite U.

British Defense Secretary John Healey said the meeting follows talks last week in Paris and will include “what a ceasefire might look like and how to secure peace in the long term.”