To the east, the crimean bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the. 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.
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. 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. After ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganized as the autonomous republic of crimea The soviet fleet in crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed russia to continue basing its fleet in sevastopol. Crimea is known for its natural beauty and historical landmarks, making it a popular tourist destination
The annexation of crimea—as well as the west’s response to it—became a point of pride in russia Putin’s domestic popularity soared, and international condemnation only served to stoke russian nationalism.
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