Autonomous Republic of Crimea Politics of Ukraine



during 1992 number of pro-russian political organizations in crimea advocated secession of crimea , annexation russia. during ussr times crimea ceded russia ukraine in 1954 first secretary nikita khrushchev mark 300th anniversary of treaty of pereyaslav. in july 1992, crimean , ukrainian parliaments determined crimea remain under ukrainian jurisdiction while retaining significant cultural , economic autonomy, creating autonomous republic of crimea.


the crimean peninsula—while under ukraininan sovereignty, served site major military bases of both ukrainian , russian forces, , heavily populated ethnic russians.


in 2014, ukraine s pro-russian president, viktor yanukovich, ousted ukraininans on refusal ally ukraine european union, rather russia. in response, russia invaded crimea in february 2014 , occupied it.


in march, 2014, controversial referendum held in crimea 97% of voters backing joining russia.


on 18 march 2014, russia , new, self-proclaimed republic of crimea signed treaty of accession of republic of crimea , sevastopol in russian federation. in response, un general assembly passed non-binding resolution 68/262 declaring referendum invalid, , officially supporting ukraine s claim crimea. although russia administers peninsula 2 federal subjects, ukraine , majority of countries not recognise russia s annexation.








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