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Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum [33] immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War .
- Crimean Peninsula
May 2015 satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula. Crimea (/...
- Mustafa Dzhemilev
Mustafa Abduldzhemil Jemilev (Crimean Tatar: Mustafa...
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- For The Return of Crimea
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The annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation took...
- Russian occupation of Crimea
It annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014, re-organizing it as a...
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On 22–23 February 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with security service chiefs to discuss how to save the deposed Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych. At the end of the meeting, Putin remarked that "we must start working on returning Crimea to Russia". On 23 February, pro-Russian demonstrations were held in the Crimean city of Sevasto...
Ukraine and many other countries condemned the annexation and consider it to be a violation of international law, as well as Russian-signed agreements safeguarding the territorial integrity of Ukraine, including the 1991 Belavezha Accords that established the Commonwealth of Independent States, the 1975 Helsinki Accords, the 1994 Budapest Memorandu...
The conflict has many names. In Russia, it is known as 1. accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation (Russian: Присоединение Крыма к Российской Федерации, romanized: Prisoyedineniye Kryma k Rossiyskoy Federatsii), 2. the return of Crimea (Russian: За возвращение Крыма, romanized: Za vosvrashchenie Kryma) and the reunification of Crimea.In Ukrain...
- Military operation: 20 February – 26 March 2014 (1 month and 6 days), Annexation: 18 March 2014
- Crimean Peninsula
- Russian strategic and territorial victory
The territory of Crimea, previously controlled by the Crimean Khanate, was annexed by the Russian Empire on 19 April [O.S. 8 April] 1783. The period before the annexation was marked by Russian interference in Crimean affairs, a series of revolts by Crimean Tatars , and Ottoman ambivalence.
International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation have largely been condemnatory of Russia's actions, supportive of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and supportive of finding a quick end to the crisis.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Quick Facts Date, Location ... Close.
