The soviet fleet in crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed russia to continue basing its fleet in sevastopol. Crimea, autonomous republic, southern ukraine The republic is coterminous with the crimean peninsula, lying between the black sea and the sea of azov In 2014 russia covertly invaded and illegally annexed crimea, a move that was denounced by the international community. Soviet leader nikita khrushchev transferred crimea from russia to ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the ussr, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the unification of moscow and kyiv In 1991, when the soviet union collapsed, the peninsula became part of newly independent ukraine.
It has been 11 years since russia took control of crimea but moscow's invasion of ukraine has put the peninsula back in the global spotlight Here's what you need to know. Russia has spent centuries fighting for crimea It was transferred from russia to ukraine in 1954 by soviet leader nikita khrushchev, when both were part of the ussr. And why does crimea continue to be a crucial sticking point in negotiations in 2023 To understand this in more detail, let’s first take a look back at the complicated history of ukraine and the crimean peninsula.
Putin’s domestic popularity soared, and international condemnation only served to stoke russian nationalism.
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