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The documents outline plans for annexation of Crimea and the eastern portions of the country, closely describing the events that actually followed after Yanukovych's fall. The documents also describe plans for a public relations campaign that would seek to justify Russian actions.
Feb 20, 2024 · On March 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin made Crimea part of Russia. The annexation propelled his sagging approval ratings to an atmospheric 88 percent, and some Russians saw it as a...
Mar 13, 2024 · AFP and. RFE/RL. On March 16, 2014, an illegal referendum was held in Crimea as unmarked Russian soldiers, supported by some of the peninsula’s ethnic Russian population, seized public...
Mar 17, 2022 · published 17 March 2022. Tomorrow marks eight years since Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, marking the biggest land-grab in Europe since the Second World War. How...
Mar 19, 2014 · Reuters. The takeover has involved a diverse array of pro-Russia forces, from Russian troops to pro-Putin bikers. By John Simpson. World Affairs Editor, Crimea. The annexation of Crimea...
The territory of the Crimean Khanate was annexed by the Russian Empire on 19 April [ O.S. 8 April] 1783. [1] . The period before the annexation was marked by Russian interference in Crimean affairs, a series of revolts by Crimean Tatars, and Ottoman ambivalence.
Jul 12, 2018 · Indeed, the Crimean peninsula has loomed large for Russian leaders ever since Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great annexed it from the Ottoman Empire in 1783. The strategically located...
