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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.
- Crimean Peninsula
May 2015 satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea (/...
- Mustafa Dzhemilev
Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev (Crimean Tatar: Mustafa...
- Talk
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- For The Return of Crimea
The medal was awarded to military and civilian personnel of...
- Russian occupation of Crimea
On 15 April 2014, British diplomat Charles Crawford wrote...
- Crimean Peninsula
Russia has invaded Crimea and is threatening an even broader invasion of Ukraine. The military control of Russian troops over the Crimean peninsula is a violation of Ukrainian sovereignty. Russia is blatantly ignoring its own treaty obligations, international law and its obligations under UN charters.
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Independent Crimea
Before Russia defeated the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, the Khanate, populated largely by Crimean Tatars, had been part of the Ottoman Empire. In the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, which was the result of that war, the Ottoman Empire was forced to cede sovereignty over the Khanate, and allow it to become an independent state under Russian influence. Tatars in Crimea had no desire for independence, and held a strong emotional attachment to the Ottoman Empire.[citation neede...
Crimean revolts
At the behest of Empress Catherine, Şahin allowed Russians to settle in the peninsula, further infuriating Crimeans. A group of these settlers had been sent to Yeni-Kale, which remained under Russian control following the installation of Şahin as Khan. Local residents banded together to prevent the Russian settlement, rebelling against Şahin. He sent the new conscript army he had created to quash the rebellion, only to see his forces defect to the rebels. Revolt spread across the peninsula, a...
In March 1783, Prince Potemkin made a rhetorical push to encourage Empress Catherine to annex Crimea. Having just returned from Crimea, he told her that many Crimeans would "happily" submit to Russian rule. Encouraged by this news, Empress Catherine issued a formal proclamation of annexation on 19 April [O.S. 8 April] 1783. Tatars did not resist th...
Fisher, Alan W. "Şahin Girey, the reformer khan, and the Russian annexation of the Crimea." Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas 15#3 (1967): 341-364 online.
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs the treaty of accession with Crimean leaders in Moscow, 18 March 2014. In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and annexed (took over) the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.
Sovereignty and geopolitics. Evolution of status of the Crimean Peninsula within independent Ukraine. Crimean ASSR and Republic of Crimea. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Status of Sevastopol. 2014 annexation and subsequent developments. Stances. Russia. Ukraine.
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...
