Does Russia own Crimea?

Ukraine and the majority of the international community continue to regard Crimea as occupied Ukrainian territory. Despite international opinion however, the currency, tax, time zone and legal system are all operational under de facto Russian control.

How did Crimea became part of Ukraine?

On 19 February 1954, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union issued a decree transferring the Crimean Oblast from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Ukrainian SSR. The transfer was approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Why did Crimea secede?

On March 16, in a disputed referendum that Ukraine and the West deemed illegal, a section of the Crimean population chose to secede from Ukraine. On March 18, Russian and Crimean leaders signed a deal in Moscow to join the region to Russia.

How different is the Ukraine that emerged from the Maidan?

The Ukraine that emerged from the Maidan and the resultant Russian response—the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the ongoing war in the Donbas—is arguably fundamentally different from both Soviet Ukraine of 1922-1991 and the first stage of post-Independence Ukraine (1991-2013). That difference can be measured in various ways.

What led to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution?

The protests led to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution . During the Euromaidan, there were protests and clashes with police throughout Ukraine, especially at the Maidan (central square) in Kyiv, which was occupied and barricaded by protesters, along with some administrative buildings, including Kyiv City State Administration.

What caused Ukraine’s Euromaidan protests?

President Viktor Yanukovych’s government announced Ukraine is abandoning an agreement to strengthen ties with the European Union and is instead seeking closer cooperation with Moscow. This was the immediate cause of the Euromaidan protests. There were other reasons too.