CLEAN : Sochi family evicted without compensation

CLEAN : Ukraine navy left high and dry after Crimea losses

CLEAN : NATO warns over Russian military build up in Crimea

CLEAN : Russia fetes one year to Sochi

CLEAN : Gunmen carry out Crimea hotel security op

CLEAN : File Ukraine parliament dismisses defence

One year after Crimea's annexation by Moscow from Ukraine, the Black Sea peninsula is struggling with the high cost of living and international isolation but most locals still say they are happy to have joined the motherland

VOICED : Crimea backs Mother Russias tough love one year on

CLEAN : Russian marine kills Ukrainian officer: Kiev

CLEAN : Romania presses for NATO redeployment over Ukraine crisis

Frigates from Canada, Turkey, Italy and Romania take part in NATO exercises in the Black Sea, with Romanian authorities confirming a Russian plane flew over the area in international airspace

Ukraines military says it has launched a three day naval exercises with US led NATO forces in the Black Sea aimed at guaranteeing its security in a crisis region

Rusia guardaba el lunes una jornada de luto despues de que un avion militar se estrellase en el mar Negro con 92 personas a bordo

Russia marked a day of mourning Monday as thousands of rescuers were searching for bodies in the Black Sea following the crash of a Syria-bound military plane carrying 92 people

A Russian military plane crashed Sunday in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 92 people onboard including more than 60 Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops

Russian officials probing the crash of a Syria bound military plane say there was no explosion on board but equipment was not functioning correctly when it plunged into the Black Sea

Romania's coast guard towed a boat carrying suspected migrants to shore in the Black Sea port of Constanta early on Wednesday.

The coast guard said it first spotted the vessel outside Romanian...

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: NO ACCESS ROMANIA

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The Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi rose to global prominence in 2014 when it hosted the Winter Olympics.

Now the city is preparing to be the centre of world...

Russia is moving into the eastern Mediterranean "with a lot of hardware" according to the NATO Commander for Southern Europe, taking advantage of ports in Syria and making the area "very crowded".

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World Cup fans have been taking the opportunity in Russia not only to watch their teams play on the pitch, but also to take in historical sites or relax at the host cities' popular...

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Ukraine's parliament voted on Monday to support President Petro Poroshenko's move to impose martial law in the country for 30 days.