The U.S. holds emergency talks with allies, including Canada and the United Kingdom, on the Russian nuclear threat. 2024-02-14
Ukraine and NATO forces launch joint naval drills in the Black Sea codenamed "Sea Breeze 2021". Russia has condemned the drills, with the Russian Defence Ministry saying that they would closely monitor the drills. 2021-06-28
Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners on a "35-to-35" basis, including Oleg Sentsov, Mykola Karpyuk, Olexandr Kolchenko, Roman Sushchenko, and 24 Ukrainian Navy sailors detained by Russia during the 2018 Kerch Strait incident. The exchange includes Kirill Vyshinsky. The Dutch government says it "seriously regrets" that Volodymyr Tsemakh is included in the swap. U.S. President Donald Trump lauds the move as "perhaps a first giant step to peace." 2019-09-7
Ukraine starts a missile test near Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, while Russia puts its air-defense and naval forces in the region on high alert. 2016-12-1
Russia is to deploy its advanced long range S-400 surface-to-air missile system to Feodosia in the Crimean Peninsula next month for the first time. 2016-07-15