The soviet fleet in crimea was in contention, but a 1997 treaty allowed russia to continue basing its fleet in sevastopol. It was transferred from russia to ukraine in 1954 by soviet leader nikita khrushchev, when both were part of the ussr. 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.
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. Russia’s illegal seizure of the crimean peninsula from ukraine in march 2014 was quick and bloodless, and it sent moscow’s relations with the west into a downward spiral unseen since the cold war. 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 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’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and russia has spent centuries fighting for it. Russia has spent centuries fighting for crimea
