The soviet fleet in crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed russia to continue basing its fleet in sevastopol. The annexation of crimeaβas well as the westβs response to itβbecame a point of pride in russia Crimea, autonomous republic, southern ukraine
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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.
After the collapse of the soviet union in 1991, there were periodic political tussles over its status between moscow and kyiv before russia captured crimea by force in 2014. Crimea, the contested peninsular region of southern ukraine, has long changed hands between empires Since the 1990s, russians and ukrainians have fought for control over the land. 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. The republic of crimea[b] is a republic of russia, comprising most of the crimean peninsula, but excluding sevastopol
Russia occupied and annexed the peninsula in 2014, although the annexation remains internationally unrecognized
Crimeaβs unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and russia has spent centuries fighting for it
