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Crimea - Wikipedia May 2015 satellite image of the Crimean Peninsula Crimea[a] ( kraɪˈmiːə ⓘ kry-MEE-ə) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia The Arabat Spit, located to the
Crimea | History, Map, Geography, Kerch Strait Bridge | Britannica 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
What to know about Crimea and how it factors into the Russia-Ukraine . . . 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
What has happened in Crimea since Russias invasion? 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
Crimea - Wikiwand After Ukrainian independence in 1991, most of the peninsula was reorganised 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
Explainer-Where Is Crimea and Why Is It Contested? 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
No getting back Crimea, says Trump: How the Black Sea . . . - Firstpost Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it The peninsula was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire first annexed it in the 18th century
Crimea - Russian Annexation, Crimean War, Tatar Rule | Britannica 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